Historical Dictionary of Senegal - Hardcover

Clark Andrew F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810827476 ISBN 13: 9780810827479

Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1994

Synopsis

Senegal has traditionally been the meeting place of Islamic and coastal themes in African studies, bringing together Arab, European and various West African influences into its rich and fascinating history. The modern Republic of Senegal has attracted attention for its highly visible role on the international stage and its successful democratic system in an ethnically diverse area. Political scientists have focused on the country's integration of African socialism, democracy and Islam while development economists have studied efforts to alleviate the Sahelian drought and desertification. This considerably revised edition provides historical, economic, political, and social data, maps and information on the organizations, individuals, peoples, traditions and ideas that shaped and continue to mold national and daily life. The volume serves both those seeking an introduction or isolated data as well as professional scholars. Since the first edition, Senegal has experienced numerous political, economic and demographic changes. Data are presented in clear and convenient tables. Alphabetical entries of personalities, places, ethnic groups, events, "et al.", constitute the substantial core of the dictionary. The new introduction presents an overview of all regions of Senegal from earliest times to the present, followed by a detailed chronology of events. An extended review of the scholarly literature in English and French precedes the extremely expanded, comprehensive and updated bibliography.

About this title

About the Author:

Andrew F. Clark (Ph.D., Michigan; MA, ohio) is Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He has spent several years in Senegal, and has published in numerous journals on the socioeconomic history of the Senegambia. He is author of, among others, "Comparative Perspectives on Slavery: Pulaar Traditions on Slavery from Bundu, Senegal" (forthcoming, MSU Press). Lucie Colvin Phillips (Ph.D., Columbia University), author of the first edition of this historical dictionary, is a retired professor. She co-authored and edited "The Uprooted of the Western Sahel: Migrants' Quest for Cash in the Senegambia."

About this edition

• Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0810827476
• ISBN 13: 9780810827479
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 370