Historical dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
"This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reviews the nearly 48 years of independence, more than a century of colonial rule, and earlier kingdoms and groups that shared the territory. It contains a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and more than 800 cross-referenced entries on civil wars, mutinies, notable people, places, events, and cultural practices."--Page 4 of cover
Historical dictionaries of Africa, no. 112
dictionaries
xcii, 624 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
9780810857612, 9780810863255, 0810857618, 0810863251
319690980
Editor's foreword / Jon Woronoff
Reader's note
Acronyms and abbreviations
Guide to name changes
Maps
Chronology
Introduction
The dictionary
Appendix A: Evolution of Congo Provinces
Appendix B: Rulers of Congo, 1885-1960
Appendix C: Rulers of Congo, 1960-2009
Previous ed. written by F. Scott Bobb