Historical Dictionary of Guinea, Fifth Edition

by Mohamed Saliou Camara, Janice E. Baker, Thomas O'Toole

The most significant thing about Guinea is its potential. It is strategically located in West Africa, with a well-educated and hardworking population, and endowed with considerable natural resources, indeed, enough to make it reasonably affluent if properly utilized. But this potential has never really been tapped, due mainly to bad politics with military men following a charismatic politician, until finally democracy has been achieved. So, more than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810878232
• ISBN13: 9780810878235
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"