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Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso (Former Upper Volta) by McFarland, Daniel Miles; Rupley, Lawrence; McFarland, Daniel Miles. Historical dictionary of Upper Volta (Haute Volta) is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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The change in name from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso has mirrored equally important changes in the country's lifestyle. Yet despite numerous military and civilian governments since 1960, Burkina Faso still faces many of the same challenges it confronted decades ago: malnutrition, drought, lack of natural resources, debt, and the difficulties of industrial development in a region that is often unstable. At the same time, the people of Burkina Faso prove to be hard working and resourceful, and have persevered through many harsh conditions, and continue to improve the standard of living in their nation. The Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso is the second edition of Daniel McFarland's Historical Dictionary of Upper Volta from 1978. As with the earlier edition, this volume provides information on important persons, places and events, political parties, government organizations, economy, and culture. Most importantly, new entries update information on occurrences in the twenty years that have intervened between the two volumes, providing perspectives on recent social, international, political, and cultural issues. The book also includes a detailed chronology of the history of Upper Vo

Author

McFarland, Daniel Miles; Rupley, Lawrence; McFarland, Daniel Miles. Historical dictionary of Upper Volta (Haute Volta)

Publisher

The Scarecrow Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585104645

Subjects

History, Humanities