Introduction To Gabon

Author : Gilad James, PhD
Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
ISBN 13 : 2487264748
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Gabon written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gabon is a small country located in Central Africa, bordered by Cameroon to the north, Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, and the Republic of Congo to the east and south. The country has a land area of 267,667 square kilometers, with a population of approximately 2.2 million people. The capital city, Libreville, is situated on the coast and is the largest city in the country. Gabon's economy is heavily dependent on oil production, which accounts for approximately 80% of the country's export revenue. However, the government has made efforts in recent years to diversify the economy by encouraging investment in other sectors such as transportation, telecommunications, and tourism. Additionally, Gabon is home to a significant portion of the Congo Basin rainforest and has been recognized for its efforts to conserve and protect its natural resources. Despite challenges such as poverty and political instability, Gabon remains an important player in the region and has significant potential for economic growth and development in the future.

Author : Douglas A. Yates
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538110121
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Gabon written by Douglas A. Yates and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Gabon brings up to date the political affairs of the country, since the accession to power of Ali Bongo, eldest son of Omar Bongo, the former president-for-life, who died in 2009 after the publication of the third edition. Themes of “continuity” and “change” are present throughout the entries, not only as the Bongo family continues its half century of dynastic rule (there are a dozen Bongos in this new edition), but as the rare primeval tropical rainforests continue to dominate the landscape yet are menaced by destructive logging and palm oil plantations, and as this former French colony after independence continues to collaborate with the French African sphere of influence yet seeks new partners from America and Asia (China, Singapore), and as the country’s numerous ethnic groups perpetuate a multicultural mosaic that is nevertheless threatened by globalization of communications and cultural convergence. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Gabon contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Gabon.

Author : Marc Aicardi de Saint-Paul
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gabon written by Marc Aicardi de Saint-Paul and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an essential introduction to Gabon. It covers the geography, history, sociology, economics and politics of the country in detail assessing the country's achievements and the political and economic dangers it still faces.

Author : Gilad James, PhD
Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
ISBN 13 : 2455994031
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Gabon written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gabon is a small country located in Central Africa, bordered by Cameroon to the north, Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, and the Republic of Congo to the east and south. The country has a land area of 267,667 square kilometers, with a population of approximately 2.2 million people. The capital city, Libreville, is situated on the coast and is the largest city in the country. Gabon's economy is heavily dependent on oil production, which accounts for approximately 80% of the country's export revenue. However, the government has made efforts in recent years to diversify the economy by encouraging investment in other sectors such as transportation, telecommunications, and tourism. Additionally, Gabon is home to a significant portion of the Congo Basin rainforest and has been recognized for its efforts to conserve and protect its natural resources. Despite challenges such as poverty and political instability, Gabon remains an important player in the region and has significant potential for economic growth and development in the future.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1451813848
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gabon written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1996-01-02 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper provides background material to the IMF staff report for the 1995 Article IV Consultation with Gabon. It provides an overview of Gabon’s economic and financial performance since independence, highlighting the five distinct phases and the economic strategies pursued by the authorities. The paper presents an overview of developments in the oil sector, and analyzes the structure of the balance of payments. The paper also reviews the public enterprise sector and its financial performance.

Author : Douglas A. Yates
Publisher : Historical Dictionaries of Africa
ISBN 13 : 9781538110119
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Gabon written by Douglas A. Yates and published by Historical Dictionaries of Africa. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Gabon contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Author : James F Barnes
Publisher : Westview Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gabon written by James F Barnes and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International market, declining petroleum production, and questionable government spending policies have prompted economic crises and internal political disturbances. A captive of its natural riches, Gabon also struggles with a lack of identity, its future dependent on forces substantially beyond its control. In exploring the development of Gabon, Dr. Barnes also examines the nature of the country's political and economic systems and their colonial antecedents.

Author : David E. Gardinier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Gabon written by David E. Gardinier and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the results of new research on the period between 1914 and 1940. Also synthesizes data about the transformations that have occurred since 1967 under President Omar Bongo, including the upheavals of 1990-91.

Author : Cheryl Toman
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498537219
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women Writers of Gabon written by Cheryl Toman and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women Writers of Gabon: Literature and Herstory demonstrates how the invisibility of women (historically, politically, cross-culturally, etc.) has led to the omission of Gabon’s literature from the African canon, but it also discusses in depth the unique elements of Gabonese women’s writing that show it is worthy of critical recognition and that prove why Gabonese women writers must be considered a major force in African literature. This book is the only book-length critical study of Gabonese literature that exists in English and although there are titles in French that provide analyses of the works of Gabonese women writers, no one work is comprehensive nor is the history of women’s writing in Gabon considered in the such a manner. Throughout the various chapters, the book explores, among other things, contributions that are unique to Gabonese women writers such as: definitions of African feminisms as they pertain to Gabonese society, the rewriting of oral histories, rituals, and traditions of the Fang ethnic group, one of the first introductions of same-sex couples in African Francophone literature, discussions on the impact of witchcraft on development, and the appropriating of the epic poetry known as the mvet by women writers. The chapters explore works by all major voices in Gabonese women’s writing including Angèle Rawiri, Justine Mintsa, Sylvie Ntsame, Honorine Ngou, and Chantal Magalie Mbazoo-Kassa and the book concludes with brief introductions of a younger generation of Gabonese women writers such as Edna Merey-Apinda, Alice Endamne, Nadia Origo, Miryl Eteno, and Elisabeth Aworet among others.

Author : Nathan P. Devir
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004507701
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First-Century Christians in Twenty-First Century Africa written by Nathan P. Devir and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of African Christians who consider themselves genealogical descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel—in other words, Jewish by ethnicity, but Christian in terms of faith—are increasingly choosing a religious affiliation that honors both of these identities. Their choice: Messianic Judaism. Messianic adherents emulate the Christians of the first century, observing the Jewish commandments while also affirming the salvational grace of Yeshua (Jesus). As the first comparative ethnography of such "fulfilled Jews" on the African continent, this book presents case studies that will enrich our understanding of one of global Christianity’s most overlooked iterations.