Historical Dictionary of Chad

One of Africa's largest yet least known countries, Chad has a rich pre-colonial heritage and a turbulent recent political history. This latest edition of the Historical Dictionary of Chad features new tables that list important statistics on its economic conditions -- principal crops, gross domestic product, public finances, and main trade partners, as well as six maps, a list of abbreviations and acronyms, and a selected chronology.Reviews of the Previous Editon:... Will prove handy for researchers, historians, journalists, teachers, politicians, and economists. For English speakers, the collection is a double blessing as this is the first time such a source of information on the French speaking countries is presented to them in their own language. —WEST AFRICAMr. Decalo is eminently qualified....especially impressive.... presents excellent background to the political and social history... —THE REFERENCE BOOK REVIEW