Historical Dictionary of Lesotho

Informationen zum Autor By Scott Rosenberg and Richard F. Weisfelder Klappentext This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Lesotho covers the full scope of Lesotho's ancient, colonial, and independence eras. It gives greater emphasis to the more recent period and brings the book fully up-to-date. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on civil society, key events, leaders, governmental, international, religious, and other private organizations, policies, political movements and parties, economic elements, and many other areas that have shaped the country's trajectory. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Lesotho. Zusammenfassung "This second edition ... covers the full scope of Lesotho's ancient! colonial! and independence eras. It gives greater emphasis to the more recent period and brings the book fully up-to-date"--Publisher.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Rosenberg, Scott Weisfelder Rosenberg, Richard F. Weisfelder
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.06.2013
• EAN: 9780810867956
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-6795-6
• No. of pages: 654
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa; Historical Dictionaries of Afr; Historical Dictionaries of Africa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous