AFRICA

July 2001
Compiled by Joan T. Phillips, Bibliographer
Air University Library
Maxwell AFB, AL

Internet Resources

Inclusion of a link to a web site does not imply endorsement by the Air University Library or the United States Air Force. All sites last accessed 25 November 2001.

Mozambique News.
Available at: http://www.mozambiquenews.com/
Daily News Report.

Mozambique News Agency AIM Reports
Available at: http://www.poptel.org.uk/mozambique-news
News reports in English.

Books

Please note: A call number beginning with "R" denotes a reference book.

Africa 2001, edited by Charles H. Cutter. 36th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post Publications, 2001. 273 p.
General information about each country including history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 36th ed 2001

Africa Contemporary Record, edited by Colin Legum. New York, Africana Publishing, 2000. 1 vol.
Review of the affairs in each country. See table of contents for pages.
Book call no.: 960 A2584 v.24 1992/94

Africa South of the Sahara 2001. 30th ed. London, Europa Publications, 2001. 1279 p.
For most countries includes: physical and social geography, history, economy, statistical survey, directory and bibliography.
Book call no.: R 916.7 A258 30th ed 2001

Berman, Eric G. and Sams, Katie E. Peacekeeping in Africa: Capabilities and Culpabilities. Geneva, Switzerland, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, 2000. 540 p.
Mozambique (1986-1992), pp 221-222.
Book call no.: 341.584096 B516p

Civilians in War, edited by Simon Chesterman. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001. 289 p.
Children of War: Understanding War and War Cleansing in Mozambique and Angola by Alcinda Honwana, pp 123-142.
Book call no.: 172.42 C582

Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations Fiscal Year 2001. Washington, United States. Secretary of State, 2000. 725 p.
For each country lists amount of various types of aid given plus the U.S. interest in that country, and objectives and justification.
Book call no.: R 355.0320973 C749 Fy2002

Ethnicity Kills? The Politics of War, Peace and Ethnicity in SubSaharan Africa, edited by Einar Braathen and others. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2000. 223 p. (International Political Economy)
Nationalism and Ethnicities: Lessons from Mozambique by Michel Cahen, pp 163-187.
Book call no.: 967.04 E84

Jane's Sentinel: Security Assessment: Southern Africa 2001. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2000. 567 p.
Has general information about each country and detailed information about each country's defense.
Book call no.: R 968 J33 2001 Jan-Jun

The Military Balance 2000-2001. London, Oxford University Press for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2000. 320 p.
Mozambique, pp 276-277.
Book call no.: R 355 L847m 2000/2001

Peacebuilding: A Field Guide, edited by Luc Reychler and Thania Paffenholz. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001. 573 p.
Thirteen Characteristics of Successful Mediation in Mozambique by Thania Paffenholz, pp 121-127.
Book call no.: 303.69 P355

Peacebuilding and Police Reform, edited by Tor Tanke Holm and Espen Barth Eide. Portland, OR, Frank Cass, 2000. 230 p. (Cass Series on Peacekeeping, no.7)
Peacebuilding in Southern Africa: Police Reform in Mozambique and South Africa by Mark Malan, pp 171-190.
Book call no.: 363.2 P355

Policing the New World Disorder: Peace Operations and Public Security, edited by Robert B. Oakley and others. Washington, National Defense University Press, 1998. 573 p.
Mozambique: The CIVPOL Operation by James L. Woods, pp 143-174.
Book call no.: 341.584 P766

Singapore Conference on Peacekeeping. The Nexus Between Peacekeeping and Peace-Building: Debriefing and Lessons. Boston, Kluwer Law, 2000. 262 p.
Mozambique, pp 105-127.
Book call no.: 341.584 S617n

Southern Africa Profiled: Essential Facts on Society, Business and Politics in Southern Africa, edited by Barry Turner. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2000. 306 p.
Mozambique, pp 223-236.
Book call no.: 968 S727

The Statesman's Yearbook: the Politics, Cultures, and Economies of the World 2001, edited by Barry Turner. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2000. 1985 p.
For each country gives information such as history, territory and population, social statistics, constitution and government, recent elections, current administration, defense, international relations, economy, energy and natural resources, trade, communications, social institutions, culture, and diplomatic representatives.
Book call no.: R310 St2 137th ed 2001

The Uncertain Promise of Southern Africa, edited by York Bradshaw and Stephen N. Ndegwa. Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Press, 2000. 424 p.
Celebration and Confrontation, Resolution and Restructuring: Mozambique from Independence to the Millennium by M. Anne Pitcher, pp 188-212.
Book call no.: 968.00090511 U54

United States. Congress. Senate and House. Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee on International Relations. Legislation on Foreign Relations through 2000. Washington, GPO, 2001. 2 vols.
Assistance for the People's Republic of Mozambique, pp 622-623.
Book call no.: 327.73 L697L 2000

United States. Dept. of State. World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers 1998. Washington, GPO, 2000. 208 p.
Book call no.: R 355 A734w 1998

Periodicals

Adibe, Jideofo. Mozambique Weeps Again. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 7:33-34 April 2001.
Mozambique has massive flooding again, but international aid is slow.

Arndt, Channing and others. Marketing Margins and Agricultural Technology in Mozambique. Journal of Development Studies 37:121-137 October 2000.

Authorities Warn 80,000 to Escape Worsening Flood. West Africa No.4265:31 March 5, 2001

Bad Times. Economist 357:47-48 December 2, 2000.
The government uses harsh methods including death to deal with opposition.

Bald, Margaret. Death of a Journalist. World Press Review 48:27 February 2001.
"The assassination on Nov. 22 of Carlos Cardosa, Mozambique's leading investigative journalists, has stunned the nation."

Bornstein, Lisa. Politics and District Development Planning in Mozambique. Journal of Contemporary African Studies 18:243-264 July 2000.

Cann, John P. Mozambique, German East Africa, and the Great War. Small Wars & Insurgencies 12:114-143 Spring 2001.

Chissano, Joaquim. Emphasis on Poverty Eradication. Presidents & Prime Ministers 9:15-16 November-December 2000.
Interviews President Joaquim Chissano.

Chissano to Step Down in 2004. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 7:28 June 2001.

Cramer, Christopher. Privatisation and Adjustment in Mozambique: A 'Hospital Pass'? Journal of Southern African Studies 27:79-103 March 2001.

Helmer, John. Moscow Moving Back into Africa. West Africa No.4284:33 July 16, 2001.
The Russian government is canceling the debt of Ethiopia and Mozambique.

Isaacman, Allen and Sneddon, Chris. Toward a Social and Environmental History of the Building of Cahora Bassa Dam. Journal of Southern African Studies 26:597-632 December 2000.

Matonga, Bright. Oh Dear! New African No.396:40-41 May 2001.
Interview of Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the Renamo opposition.

McDonald, David A. and others. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: Migration from Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to South Africa. International Migration Review 34:813-841 Fall 2000.

Morier-Genoud, Eric. The 1996 'Moslem Holidays' Affair: Religious Competition and State Mediation in Contemporary Mozambique. Journal of Southern African Studies 26:409-427 September 2000.

Mozambique. Military Technology 25:279 World Defence Almanac 2000-2001.
Force structure.

Mozambique: Carlos Cardoso. Africa Confidential 41:7 December 8, 2000.
Reviews threats to reporters in Africa.

Mozambique: Still Resisting. Africa Confidential 41:8 November 24, 2000.
Demonstrations end in death of more than 40.

Mozambique: Talks Break Down. Africa Confidential 42:4-5 April 20, 2001.
Talks between the president of the Renano party, Afono Dhlakama and the President, Joaquim Chissano broke down.

Otabil, Bernard. Fuel Cost Bites. West Africa No.4265:34-35+ March 5, 2001.
Discusses fuel prices in Ghana, Nigeria, and Mozambique.

Otabil, Bernard. Mozambique-Economy at Risk. West Africa No.4266:28-29 March 12, 2001.

Peace Watch 2000: The Year in Review. UN Chronicle 37,no.4:60-68 2000.

Pearce, Fred. Deep Trouble: Hydroelectric Dams Could Have Made the Flooding in Mozambique Worse. New Scientist 169:10 March 10, 2001.

Schafer, Jessica. Guerrillas and Violence in the War in Mozambique: De-Socialization or Re-Socialization? African Affairs 100:215-237 April 2001.

Seydel, Carie A. Humanitarian Re-Life: Emergency Assistance Reveals the 'Breath' of This Peacetime Mission. Airman 44:30-35 October 2000.
United States Air Force humanitarian relief in Mozambique.

Shukman, David. Crying Wolf in Africa. Spectator 286:21-22 March 17, 2001.
"Reveals an awkward fact about the great Mozambique flood: most of the 'victims' don't want to be saved."

Smith, Charles. It Can Only Be Described As One Help of Inexperience. SALUT 7:26-27 August 2000.
South African helicopters sent to Mozambique.

Tanner, Fred. Arms, Control, Civil War and Peace Settlements. Civil Wars 3:49-63 Winter 2000.
Discusses Mozambique on pages 55-56

Tschirley, David L. and Benfica, Rui. Smallholder Agriculture, Wage Labour, Rural Poverty Alleviation in Land-Abundant Areas of Africa: Evidence from Mozambique. Journal of Modern African Studies 39:333-358 June 2001.

Namibia

Internet Resources

Inclusion of a link to a web site does not imply endorsement by the Air University Library or the United States Air Force. All sites last accessed 25 November 2001.

Namibia News.
Available online at: http://www.namibianews.com/

Books

Please note: A call number beginning with "R" denotes a reference book.

Ahluwalia, D. Pal and Nursey-Bray, Paul. The Post-Colonial Condition: Contemporary Politics in Africa. Commack, NY, Nova Science Publishers, 1997. 252 p. (Horizons in Post-Colonial Studies)
Book call no.: 320.96 P857

Anderson, Ewan W. Global Geopoltical Flashpoints: An Atlas of Conflict. London, Stationery Office, 2000. 391 p.
The Caprivi Strip, pp 71-73.
Book call no.: 327.101 A546g

Civilians in War, edited by Simon Chesterman. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001. 289 p.
Putting Belligerents in Context: The Cases of Namibia and Angola by Guy Lamb, pp 25-39.
Book call no.: 172.42 C582

Eriksen, Fore Linne. The Political Economy of Namibia: An Annotated Critical Bibliography. Sweden, Scandinavian Institute of African Studies, 1989. 370 p. (Norwegian Foreign Policy Studies, no.69)
Book call no.: 016.96881 E68p

Feinstein, Anthony. In Conflict. Windhoek, Namibia, New Namibia Books, 1998. 156 p.
The diary of Anthony Feinstein who served as a medical officer in the South African Defence Force in northern Namibia in 1983.
Book call no.: 968.8103 F299i

Gordon, Robert J. and Douglas, Stuart Sholto. The Bushman Myth: The Making of a Namibian Underclass. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO, Westview Press, 2000. 342 p. (Conflict and Social Change)
Book call no.: 306.096881 G664b

The Military Balance 2000-2001. London, Oxford University Press for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2000. 320 p.
Namibia, p 277.
Book call no.: R 355 L847m 2000/2001

Namibia under South African Rule: Mobility & Containment 1915-46, edited by Patricia Hayes and others. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press, 1998. 330 p.
Book call no.: 968.8103 N1741

The Political Economy of Tourism Development in Africa, edited by Peter U.C. Dieke. New York, Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2000. 355 p.
The Development of Tourism in Namibia by Carson L. Jenkins, pp 113-128.
Book call no.: 338.4791 P769

Southern Africa Profiled: Essential Facts on Society, Business and Politics in Southern Africa, edited by Barry Turner. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2000. 306 p.
Namibia, pp 237-250.
Book call no.: 968 S727

UN Peacekeeping: A Documentary Introduction, edited by Michael Bothe and Thomas Dorschel. Boston, Kluwer Law International, 1999. 319 p.
UNTAG United Nations Transition Assistance Group in Namibia, pp 151-152.
Book call no.: 327.117 U54

The Uncertain Promise of Southern Africa, edited by York Bradshaw and Stephen N. Ndegwa. Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Press, 2000. 424 p.
Democracy and Development in Post-Independence Namibia by Joshua Bernard Forrest, pp 94-114.
Book call no.: 968.00090511 U54

United States. Dept. of State. World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers 1998. Washington, GPO, 2000. 208 p.
Book call no.: R 355 A734w 1998

Periodicals

Bauer, Gretchen. Namibia in the First Decade of Independence: How Democratic? Journal of Southern African Studies 27:33-55 March 2001.

Ezzell, Carol. The Himba and the Dam. Scientific American 284:80-89 June 2001.
Problems in damning the Kuene River.

Glover, Susan K. Namibia's Recent Elections: Something New or Same Old Story? South African Journal of International Affairs 7:141-149 Winter 2000.

Hakata, Michelle. Land Issue Gathering Steam. New African No.396:15 May 2001.
President Nujoma reacts to land inequalities between blacks and whites.

Kossler, Reinhart. From Reserve to Homeland: Local Identities and South African Policy in Southern Namibia. Journal of Southern African Studies 26:447-462 September 2000.

Namibia. Military Technology 25:279-280 World Defence Almanac 2000-2001.
Force structure.

Namibia: After Sam, Maybe. Africa Confidential 42:5-6 May 18, 2001.
Will President Nujoma try for a fourth term?

Namibia: Austerity Measures. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 7:8 March 2001.
President Nujoma is instituting an economic crusade to fight increasing poverty.

Namibia: Murderous Border. Africa Confidential 41:8 September 15, 2000.
Solomon Hawala, the butcher of Lugango, becomes the chief of the defense force and terror remains along the Angola border as civilians are tortured for collaborating with rebels.

Namibia: Nujoma Plans Further Term. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 7:8 May 2001.
President Nujoma plans to seek a fourth terms.

Nanyeni, Saima. The Ticking Bomb. New African No.390:11 November 2000.
Discusses resettlement issues in Namibia.

Nyendwa, Mike. Troubled Waters: Whatever Happened to Caprivi? New African No.395:36-39 April 2001.
"Provides an in-depth look at the difficulties that the Caprivi Strip poses to Namibia, Zambia and even the leaders of Caprivi itself."

Shigwedha, Absalom. Hereros v Germany. New African No.392:14 January 2001.
The Herero people demand reparations from Germany for colonial atrocities.

Van Nieuwkerk, Anthoni. The Reality of Stability in Africa: The Case of Angola and Namibia. SALUT 7:24-27 September 2000.

Waste Not, Want Not. Scientific American 284:54-55 February 2001.
Recycling wastewater for usage in Namibia.

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