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PublisherScarecrow Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100810853027
ISBN-139780810853027
eBay Product ID (ePID)54039752
Product Key Features
Edition3
Book TitleHistorical Dictionary of Burundi
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAfrica / General, Reference
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreHistory
AuthorEllen K. Eggers
Book SeriesHistorical Dictionaries of Africa Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight17.8 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-013959
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsEggers (linguistics and English, California State U.), who lived in Burundi in the 1980s, presents an historical dictionary of the sub- Saharan African country. Entries are listed alphabetically and cover national figures, political parties, the army, economy, society, and culture, with specific topics such as slavery, language, women, education, HIV/AIDS, and relations between the Hutu and Tutsi, and individuals such as Melchior Ndadaye and Jean-Baptiste Bagaza. Entries range in length from a paragraph to a few pages; more have been added to this edition. Appendices list kings, and postcolonial prime ministers and presidents., "A useful contribution." --2007, African Research and Documentation "Eggers (linguistics and English, California State U.), who lived in Burundi in the 1980s, presents an historical dictionary of the sub- Saharan African country. Entries are listed alphabetically and cover national figures, political parties, the army, economy, society, and culture, with specific topics such as slavery, language, women, education, HIV/AIDS, and relations between the Hutu and Tutsi, and individuals such as Melchior Ndadaye and Jean-Baptiste Bagaza. Entries range in length from a paragraph to a few pages; more have been added to this edition. Appendices list kings, and postcolonial prime ministers and presidents." -- Reference and Research Book News
Series Volume Number103
Dewey Decimal967.572003
Table Of ContentPart 1 Editor's Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgments Part 4 Reader's Note Part 5 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 6 Map Part 7 Chronology Part 8 Introduction Part 9 THE DICTIONARY Part 10 Appendixes Chapter 11 A Kings (Bami) of Burundi Chapter 12 B Postcolonial Prime Ministers Chapter 13 C Postcolonial Presidents Part 14 Bibliography Part 15 About the Author
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe Republic of Burundi, a small, but densely populated country in Sub-Saharan Africa, gained its independence from Belgium in 1962. It is most widely known as being the site of fierce and bloody warfare between its two main ethnic groups: the Hutus and the Tutsis. Years of ethnic warfare have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, and only recently has there been a lessening of the bloodshed. However, with democratically elected leaders replacing military dictators and peace becoming more prevalent than war, the future is looking bright for Burundi. The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Burundi is an important reference made all the more so by the extreme lack of information available on the country. Informing not only about the present and the recent past, the book presents the country's early history as well, which serves to reveal the sources of conflict. This is accomplished through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on history, politics, economy, society and culture.
LC Classification NumberDT450.68.E37 2006
