Historical Dictionary of Guinea: Fourth Edition : Fourth Edition (African Historical Dictionaries)

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An indispensable reference tool for the research community in the Republic of Guinea (Conakry) and for the next generation of outside scholars, this edition offers an introductory narrative accounting of Guinea's political and economic history, a chronology that spans the earliest known history of the area to the present day Republic of Guinea, more than 400 dictionary entries covering the personalities and events that made contemporary Guinea, and an extensive bibliography of current publications.


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Updated and extensively revised, this fourth edition provides a solid and substantial guide to a better understanding of this richly endowed but poorly understood nation. Those researching Guinea will find an introductory narrative recounting its political and economic history, a chronology that spans the earliest-known history of the area to the present-day Republic of Guinea, more than 400 entries covering prominent personalities and events, and an extensive bibliography of current publications.


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