Presents the results of new research on the period between 1914 and 1940. Also synthesizes data about the transformations that have occurred since 1967 under President Omar Bongo, including the upheavals of 1990-91.
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...well organized and clearly written....This text is the only one of its kind and provides a broad and accessible survey of Gabonese political, economic, cultural and social history. (African History )
A must for African studies programs; highly recommended... (Choice [2Nd Ed.] )
This resource for students and researchers contains hundreds of crossreferenced entries on Gabon's most important people, places, events, and institutions. A sampling of topics includes President Omar Bongo, King Denis, the International Monetary Fund, the Pygmies, and World War I. Gardinier (emeritus, history, Marquette U.) and Yates (political science, American U. of Paris) provide a general overview of the country's history and geography in the introduction. Supplementary materials include a chronology, lists of elected officials, statistical tables, and maps. An extensive bibliography, organized by subject, completes the volume. (Reference And Research Book News ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
A must for African studies programs; highly recommended... (Choice [2Nd Ed.] )
This resource for students and researchers contains hundreds of crossreferenced entries on Gabon's most important people, places, events, and institutions. A sampling of topics includes President Omar Bongo, King Denis, the International Monetary Fund, the Pygmies, and World War I. Gardinier (emeritus, history, Marquette U.) and Yates (political science, American U. of Paris) provide a general overview of the country's history and geography in the introduction. Supplementary materials include a chronology, lists of elected officials, statistical tables, and maps. An extensive bibliography, organized by subject, completes the volume. (Reference And Research Book News ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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David E. Gardinier, Professor of History, Marquette University, Milwaukee, former department chairman, has specialized in the colonial and national periods of the history of the former French African states. His publications include "Cameroon: United Nations Challenge to French Policy" (Oxford, 1963), an annotated bibliography, "Gabon" (Clio, 1992), and articles on education in French Equatorial Africa. From 1964 to 1990, he prepared the African section of "Recently Published Articles" for the American Historical Association. He is a past president of the French Colonial Historical Society.
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