Historical Dictionary of Djibouti

by Daoud A. Alwan, Yohanis Mibrathu

Overview

Established as a country a little more than a century ago, born as an independent republic in June 1977, Djibouti is among the youngest as well as the smallest states in Africa. Yet its strategic location at the crossroads of the maritime trade routes between Africa, Asia and Europe turned this tiny spot on the world map into a vital player in twentieth century geopolitics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810838734
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/06/2000
Series:	Historical Dictionaries of Africa , #82
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.66(w) x 8.78(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Daoud A. Alwan is a historian currently working as a consultant for the United Nations Development Program.
Yohanis Mibrathu is a continuing education coordinator and teacher of French.

Editorial Reviews

This subject encyclopedia is key to information about Djibouti for beginning researchers...an excellent source that is essential for all academic libraries supporting an African studies program.

Choice Reviews

...the entries here and the bibliography should prove a useful resource.

Journal of African History

...concise and accurate descriptions of interest to general reader and specialist alike....well covered are contemporary governmental and social institutions...[the authors] succeeded in building a slender bridge across what is still a gaping abyss separating francophone and anglophone scholarship about Djibouti.

International Journal of African Historical Studies

This subject encyclopedia is key to information about Djibouti for beginning researchers...an excellent source that is essential for all academic libraries supporting an African studies program.

Choice

This subject encyclopedia is key to information about Djibouti for beginning researchers...an excellent source that is essential for all academic libraries supporting an African studies program.

CHOICE

...concise and accurate descriptions of interest to general reader and specialist alike....well covered are contemporary governmental and social institutions...[the authors] succeeded in building a slender bridge across what is still a gaping abyss separating francophone and anglophone scholarship about Djibouti.

International Journal Of African Historical Studies

...the entries here and the bibliography should prove a useful resource.

Journal Of African History

Situated at the crossroads of Africa and the Middle East as well as Ethiopia and Eritrea, the small country of Djibouti seems an anomaly, a country which exists despite impossible forces from all sides. Were it not for a French military base located within its borders, it probably would have long ago been annexed by any of its neighbors, each eager for its strategic location. This book provides information on this country, on its history, recent politics, economy, society and culture, and is one of the few available texts on Djibouti in English. Concise entries are arranged alphabetically, from (a herd of nomads) to (the central market in the capital city). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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