-
Cameroon
Diane Cook
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2007)Introduces the West African country of Cameroon, discussing its history, government, economy, people, culture, and society, and includes ideas for projects and reports.
-
Senegal
Tanya Mulroy
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2007)Introduces the West African country of Senegal, discussing its history, government, economy, people, culture, and society, and includes ideas for projects and reports.
-
Mozambique
Tanya Mulroy
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2007)Examines the geography, history, government, economy, and culture of the African country of Mozambique.
-
Botswana
Kelly Wittmann
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2007)Examines the geography, history, government, economy, and culture of the African country of Botswana.
-
Africa: Facts & Figures
William Mark Habeeb
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 30, 2004)Discusses the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of Africa.
-
Sierre Leone
Judy Hasday
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2007)Introduces the West African country of Sierra Leone, discussing its history, government, economy, people, culture, and society, and includes ideas for projects and reports.
-
Tanzania
Joan Vos MacDonald, Acade Oc Voce-President for Arts Sciences and Technology Robert I Rotberg
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Sept. 1, 2004)The United Republic of Tanzania was created in the 1960s by the merger of two independent countries: Tanganyika, a territory on mainland East Africa, and the Zanzibar islands in the Indian Ocean. Tanzania has been a stable and relatively peaceful democracy, although religious clashes have been the source of disputes over election results.
-
Sudan
Dorothy Kavanaugh
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2007)Even before the country of Sudan became independent in 1956, the people of this region were fighting among themselves. For nearly all of Sudan' modern history the country has benn torn by civil wars. Although a power-sharing agreemen ended the fighting between the Arab-dominated government in the North and rebel groups in the South, another conflict has emerged in Sudan's western region, known as Darfur. Sudan, located in east Africa, is the largest country on the continent. Unfortunately, most of its people are desperately poor and suffer from famines and fighting. Only tme will tell whether Sudan will collapse completely, or if it can persist as a state.
-
Morocco
Dorothy Kavanaugh
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2007)Examines the geography, history, government, economy, and culture of the African country of Morocco.
-
Liberia
Brian Baughan, Acade Oc Voce-President for Arts Sciences and Technology Robert I Rotberg
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, June 1, 2007)Under Americans, freed slaves had been offered a new home in the West African region during the early 19th century. In their struggle for stability, the Liberian people forged peace agreements between the warring political parties and established a freely elected government in 2006, becoming the first African country to elect a woman as president.
-
The African Union
Russell Roberts, Acade Oc Voce-President for Arts Sciences and Technology Robert I Rotberg
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Dec. 1, 2007)Beset by war, disease, famine, human rights abuses, and numerous other problems, Africa is a continent in need of good leadership. This book explores the African Union's efforts to tackle these problems.
-
Libya
Judy L Hasday, Acade Oc Voce-President for Arts Sciences and Technology Robert I Rotberg
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Nov. 1, 2007)Libya is an authoritarian state controlled since 1969 by Mu'ammar al-Gadhafi. The Sahara Desert covers most of Libya, which is a nation with no permanent rivers or streams. Yet just beneath the land's surface lie huge reserves of oil, which have provided vast wealth for Libya's almost 6 million people.