Author: Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810871718
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Benin is now perceived of as a model of democracy in Africa because it has successfully established a democratic political system based on consensus and regular and fair elections, and it continues to improve its electoral and parliamentary systems. Since its democracy it has taken important steps towards laying the foundation for the rule of law by establishing stable political institutions that can withstand the test of time. It has also engaged in an important legal, institutional, and regulatory reform to establish a more favorable environment for private initiative. The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Benin covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Benin.
Historical Dictionary of Benin
Author: Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810871718
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Benin is now perceived of as a model of democracy in Africa because it has successfully established a democratic political system based on consensus and regular and fair elections, and it continues to improve its electoral and parliamentary systems. Since its democracy it has taken important steps towards laying the foundation for the rule of law by establishing stable political institutions that can withstand the test of time. It has also engaged in an important legal, institutional, and regulatory reform to establish a more favorable environment for private initiative. The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Benin covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Benin.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810871718
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Benin is now perceived of as a model of democracy in Africa because it has successfully established a democratic political system based on consensus and regular and fair elections, and it continues to improve its electoral and parliamentary systems. Since its democracy it has taken important steps towards laying the foundation for the rule of law by establishing stable political institutions that can withstand the test of time. It has also engaged in an important legal, institutional, and regulatory reform to establish a more favorable environment for private initiative. The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Benin covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Benin.
Language Diversity Endangered
Author: Matthias Brenzinger
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110905698
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
This book presents a comprehensive overview of endangered languages with a global coverage. It features such well-known specialists as Michael Krauss, Willem F. H. Adelaar, Denny Moore, Colette Grinevald, Akira Yamamoto, Roger Blench, Bruce Connell, Tapani Salminen, Olga Kazakevich, Aleksandr Kibrik, Jonathan Owens, David Bradley, George van Driem, Nicholas Evans, Stephen A. Wurm, Darrell Tryon and Matthias Brenzinger. The contributions are unique in analysing the present extent and the various kinds of language endangerment by applying shared general indicators for the assessment of language endangerment. Apart from presenting the specific situations of language endangerment at the sub-continental level, the volume discusses major issues that bear universally on language endangerment. The actual study of endangered languages is carefully examined, for example, against the ethics and pragmatics of fieldwork. Practical aspects of community involvement in language documentation are discussed, such as the setting up of local archives and the training of local linguists. Numerous case studies illustrate different language shift environments with specific replacing factors, such as colonial and religious conquests, migrations and governmental language education. The book is of interest to students and scholars of linguistics with particular focus on endangered languages (and their documentation), typology, and sociolinguistics as well as to anthropologists and language activists.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110905698
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
This book presents a comprehensive overview of endangered languages with a global coverage. It features such well-known specialists as Michael Krauss, Willem F. H. Adelaar, Denny Moore, Colette Grinevald, Akira Yamamoto, Roger Blench, Bruce Connell, Tapani Salminen, Olga Kazakevich, Aleksandr Kibrik, Jonathan Owens, David Bradley, George van Driem, Nicholas Evans, Stephen A. Wurm, Darrell Tryon and Matthias Brenzinger. The contributions are unique in analysing the present extent and the various kinds of language endangerment by applying shared general indicators for the assessment of language endangerment. Apart from presenting the specific situations of language endangerment at the sub-continental level, the volume discusses major issues that bear universally on language endangerment. The actual study of endangered languages is carefully examined, for example, against the ethics and pragmatics of fieldwork. Practical aspects of community involvement in language documentation are discussed, such as the setting up of local archives and the training of local linguists. Numerous case studies illustrate different language shift environments with specific replacing factors, such as colonial and religious conquests, migrations and governmental language education. The book is of interest to students and scholars of linguistics with particular focus on endangered languages (and their documentation), typology, and sociolinguistics as well as to anthropologists and language activists.
Historical Dictionary of Benin
Author: Samuel Decalo
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Historical, biographical, bibliographical and statistical information on Benin, Africa (formerly Dahomey) and its leaders.
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Historical, biographical, bibliographical and statistical information on Benin, Africa (formerly Dahomey) and its leaders.
Journal of African Languages and Linguistics
Author:
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Category : African languages
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African languages
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Catalog of the Library of the National Museum of African Art Branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Author: Smithsonian Institution. Libraries. National Museum of African Art Branch
Publisher: G. K. Hall
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Publisher: G. K. Hall
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
African Research & Documentation
Author:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Benin
Author: Jeremy Seymour Eades
Publisher: Oxford, England : Clio Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Describes material relating to the small West African country that was formerly known as the Republic of Dahomey. Some of the sections focus on types of material, including travel guides, travellers' accounts, archives and libraries, and bibliographies. Most however consider topics such as the environment ad natural resources, history, politics, trade, religion, performing arts, and statistics. Includes one simple map. Indexed by title and author as well as subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Oxford, England : Clio Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Describes material relating to the small West African country that was formerly known as the Republic of Dahomey. Some of the sections focus on types of material, including travel guides, travellers' accounts, archives and libraries, and bibliographies. Most however consider topics such as the environment ad natural resources, history, politics, trade, religion, performing arts, and statistics. Includes one simple map. Indexed by title and author as well as subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Library Resources & Technical Services
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Guide Des RĂ©pertoires en Science Et Technologie en Afrique
Author:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The African Regional Centre for Technology, in collaboration with the African Academy of Sciences and the Carnegie Corporation, has produced this guide as part of the Centre's work to reduce difficulties encountered in the search for information, to evaluate directories on Africa, and to provide data on research and development institutions in a major systematic and centralised form. A total of 242 directories were analysed. Consecutively numbered, entries cover 85 international directories, 59 directories on Africa, 22 regional directories on North Africa and 76 regional directories on sub-Saharan Africa. Each entry includes title, publisher, address, editors, descriptors, date of publication, number of edition, languages and other bibliographic information, together with a summary and short review of contents. Access is by four indexes: authors and compilers or scientific editors, publishers, geographical zones and subjects.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The African Regional Centre for Technology, in collaboration with the African Academy of Sciences and the Carnegie Corporation, has produced this guide as part of the Centre's work to reduce difficulties encountered in the search for information, to evaluate directories on Africa, and to provide data on research and development institutions in a major systematic and centralised form. A total of 242 directories were analysed. Consecutively numbered, entries cover 85 international directories, 59 directories on Africa, 22 regional directories on North Africa and 76 regional directories on sub-Saharan Africa. Each entry includes title, publisher, address, editors, descriptors, date of publication, number of edition, languages and other bibliographic information, together with a summary and short review of contents. Access is by four indexes: authors and compilers or scientific editors, publishers, geographical zones and subjects.
Africa
Author: John McIlwaine
Publisher: Hans Zell Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
First published in 1993, this is a new revised and substantially expanded edition of a highly acclaimed reference resource that evaluates the leading sources of information (other than bibliographies) on Africa South of the Sahara.
Publisher: Hans Zell Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
First published in 1993, this is a new revised and substantially expanded edition of a highly acclaimed reference resource that evaluates the leading sources of information (other than bibliographies) on Africa South of the Sahara.