"An extremely ample survey, and yet fully mastered...Lobban neatly outlines how the regions extending beyond the first cataract of the Nile yielded contributions that proved to be fundamental for the
Covering the Paleolithic period to the end of medieval Christianity in what is now Sudan, Lobban (anthropology and African studies, Rhode Island college) offers entries on important places, people, an
The Cape Verde Islands, an Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Senegal, were first settled during the Portuguese Age of Discovery in the fifteenth century. A ?Crioulo” population quickly evolved fro
The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Guinea-Bissau relates the history of Guinea-Bissau through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictiona
Lobban (anthropology, Rhode Island College) and Saucier, a doctoral candidate in sociology and anthropology at Northeastern U., provide a dictionary on the history of Cape Verde, with entries on polit
Lobban (African studies, Naval War College, Rhode Island) selects from insights he has developed over four decades of studying the North African country to assess its potential danger to the US and ot
