Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo (4th edition) Available to Purchase

In its fourth edition, J.F. Clark's Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo adds considerably to the previous work of Virginia Thomson, Richard Adloff and Samuel Decalo and makes an important contribution to a small body of English language scholarship on a country that, in the words of the series' editor, Jon Woronoff, had more than enough “history” for one of Africa's smallest countries. The new edition covers the civil wars in the 1990s, militia groups, peace accords, new constitution, debt relief and foreign investment through the consolidation of President Sassou‐Nguesso's power between 2009 and 2011.

Structurally, the dictionary faithfully...