Historical dictionary of the Gambia / David Perfect.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perfect, David, 1960- author.

Contributor:

Hughes, Arnold, 1941-

Series:

Historical dictionaries of Africa

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Gambia--History--Dictionaries.

Gambia.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

History.

Physical Description:

liii, 559 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

"Contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliograpy, and more than 700 cross-referenced entries on important topics, including personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about The Gambia."--Page [4] of cover.

Contents:

Editor's foreword

Preface

Reader's note

Maps

Chronology

Introduction

The dictionary

Appendix A: Chief executives, 1829-2016

Appendix B: Gambian Parliamentary election results, 1960-2012

Appendix C: Gambian presidential election results, 1972-2011

Appendix D: Results of referenda

Appendix E: Gambian population statistics

Appendix F: Gambian population : ethnic distribution.

Notes:

Revised edition of: Historical dictionary of the Gambia / Arnold Hughes and David Perfect. 4th ed. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-558).

Related Work:

Hughes, Arnold, 1941- Historical dictionary of the Gambia.

ISBN:

9781442265226

1442265221

OCLC:

930058991

Publisher Number:

99969756814