Reference Books
The territories of the republic of Equatorial Guinea : origins and continuity by Location: Afr. St. Ref. DT620.22 .O25 2000Publication Date: 2007
Equatorial Guinea Society and Culture Complete Report by
Need to know it all? Our all-inclusive culture report for Equatorial Guinea will get up to speed on all aspects of culture in Equatorial Guinea, including lifecycle, religion, women, superstitions & folklore, sports, holidays & festivals, and etiquette.
ISBN: 9781607804635Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Historical Dictionary of Equatorial Guinea by
The third edition of this standard reference work brings the history of Equatorial Guinea into the second Nguemist dictatorship, which began with the August 1979 coup of Obiang Nguema. It explains the continuity of the Nguema dynasty, marked by violence, disregard for human rights, nepotism, corruption, drug trafficking, and the confiscation of oil profits by high ranking members of the Clan of Mongomo. This edition also adds essential detail to the Report on Human Rights Practices that was submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, January 30, 1998.
ISBN: 9780810833944Publication Date: 2000-10-25
Capitalism and the Transformation of Africa by
* Transforming production and class relations * The Cuban revolution's internationalist road"In the decades of wars, economic crises, and explosive class battles that lie ahead, the weight of the toilers of Africa in shaping the future will be greater than ever before."Reporting from Equatorial Guinea in central Africa, the authors focus on the social transformations unfolding, as revenues from offshore oil extraction are used to build infrastructure on which rising labor productivity, industry, and progress depend. Pulled into the world market as never before, both a capitalist class and a working class are being born.Here also, in accounts of the work of volunteer Cuban medical brigades in Equatorial Guinea, is the living example of Cuba's socialist revolution-made possible by workers and farmers who were led five decades ago to take power into their own hands.Woven together, these seemingly disparate threads-the beginning transformation of production and class relations in Equatorial Guinea, and the proletarian course of the Cuban Revolution-show a future to be fought for today."Reliable basic information about contemporary Equatorial Guinea, information that would be of much value to any reader who is not familiar with the country."-African Studies QuarterlyIntroduction by Mary-Alice Waters, photos, maps, index.
ISBN: 9781604880168Publication Date: 2009-01-01
An Introduction to the Literature of Equatorial Guinea by
Spain's only former colony in sub-Saharan Africa, Equatorial Guinea is home to a literature of transition--songs of freedom in which authors reflect on their identity within the context of recent colonialism and dictatorship. An Introduction to the Literature of Equatorial Guinea is the first book-length critical study of this literature, a multigenre analysis encompassing fifty years of poetry, drama, essays, and prose fiction. Both resident and exiled authors offer insights into the impact of colonialism and dictatorship under Spanish rule and consider the fruits of "independence" under the regimes of Francisco Mac#65533;as Nguema and Teodoro Obiang Nguema. Examining these works from the perspective of postcolonial theory, Marvin A. Lewis shows how writings from Equatorial Guinea depict the clash of traditional and European cultures and reflect a dictatorship that produced poverty, misery, and oppression. He assesses with particular care the impact of the Mac#65533;as reafricanization process and its manifestations in literature. In showing how the views of the nation correspond and diverge in works of writers such as Maria Nsue Angue, Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo, and Juan Tom#65533;s #65533;vila Laurel, Lewis brings to light artists who articulate their concerns in Spanish but are African in their souls. In analyzing the works of both renowned and emerging writers, he marks the themes that contribute to the formation of national identity: Hispanic heritage, the myth of Bantu unity, "bonding in adversity" during the Nguema regime, and the Equatoguinean diaspora. Lewis provides an accessible introduction to the work of central writers in a new area of literary study and includes the most exhaustive and up-to-date bibliography available on the subject. His is a groundbreaking work that broadens our understanding of African literature and will be the bedrock for future studies of this Hispanic corner of Africa.
ISBN: 9780826217134Publication Date: 2007-07-11
Selected Online Sources
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