AFRICA

July 2002
Compiled by Joan T. Phillips, Bibliographer
Air University Library
Maxwell AFB, AL

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Internet Resources

Background Note: Swaziland.. Washington, United States. Dept. of State, May 2002.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2841.htm

Political Resources on the Net: Africa.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/africa.htm
Provides political information about each African country.
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Books

2002 Index of Economic Freedom, edited by Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr. and others. Washington, Heritage Foundation and Dow Jones, 2002. 428 p.
For each country lists information such as: trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flow and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market.
Book call no.: R 330.9 I38 2002

Aerospace Encyclopedia of World Air Forces, edited by David Willis. Westport, CT, AIRtime Publishing, 1999. 320 p.
Swaziland, p 149.
Book call no.: R 358.4003 A252

Africa 2002, edited by Charles H. Cutter. 37th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post Publications, 2002. 282 p.
General information about each country including history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 37th ed. 2002

Africa's Review 2000. 23rd ed. Saffron Walden, Essex, England, Walden Publishing, 2000. 328 p.
Book call no.: R 960 A25811 23d ed 2000

Africa South of the Sahara 2002. 31st ed. London, Europa, 2001. 1305 p.
Provides detailed information about each country.
Book call no.: R 916.7 A258 31st ed 2002

Countries and Their Cultures. New York, Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. 4 vols.
Book call no.: R 306.03 C855

Jane's World Air Forces, edited by Paul Jackson. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2002. 551 p.
See contents to locate information about each country.
Book call no.: R 623.746 J33 No. 15 2002 Apr.

Migrants, Citizens and the State in Southern Africa, edited by Jim Whitman. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2000. 286 p.
Book call no.: 304.868 M636

Rake, Allen. African Leaders: Guiding the New Millennium. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 2001. 261 p.
Swaziland: King Mswati III, pp 221-224.
Book call no.: 920.06 R162a

Statesman's Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World, edited by Barry Turner. New York, Palgrave, 2001. 2057 p.
Information about each country includes: key historical events, territory and population, climate, constitution and government, defense, international relations, economy, energy and natural resources, industry, trade, communications, social institutions, and culture.
Book call no.: R 310 St2 138th ed 2002

Statistical Abstract of the World, edited by Annemarie Muth. 3d ed. Detroit, MI, Gale Research, 1997. 1134 p.
Statistics for each country include geography, demographics, health, human factors, education, science and technology, government and law, labor force, production sectors, manufacturing sector, and finance, economics, and trade.
Book call no.: R 310 S797 1997

Swaziland: Contemporary Social and Economic Issues, edited by Peter G. Forster and Bongani J. Nsibande. Burlington, VT, Ashgate Publishing, 2000. 369 p.
Book call no.: 968.8703 S973

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Detroit, MI, Gale Group, 2001. 4 vols.
Provides general information about each country.
Book call no.: R 031 W927 2001 v.2

Periodicals

Bafana, Busani. Draconian Decree. World Press Review 48:28 October 2001.
King Mswati III of Swaziland imposed "a state of emergency in the wake of growing calls for democratic reforms."

Coleman, Sarah. Swaziland: Sedition Trial. World Press Review 49:25 April 2002.
Sedition charges against Mario Mazuku for advocating democracy.

Kellett, Francisca. Swaziland. New Internationalist No.338:36 September 2001.
General information about the politics and government in Swaziland.

Setting a Royal Example. Economist 361:45 November 17, 2001.
King Mswati has to pay one cow as a penalty for breaking is own rule about a five year absence from sex for virgins.

Swaziland. Military Technology 26:290-291 World Defence Almanac 2001-2002.
Force structure.

Tough Deployment for Dress-Code Duty. Army Times 62:6 July 15, 2002.
"Troops of the Swaziland military are being deployed to make certain that civilian women don't violate a government order barring them from wearing pants in public."

Tanzania

Internet Resources

Background Note: Tanzania.. Washington, United States. Dept. of State, June 2002.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2843.htm

CIA World Factbook 2001.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
General information about each country including a map.

Political Resources on the Net: Africa.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/africa.htm
Provides political information about each African country.

United Republic of Tanzania: National Website.
Available online at: http://www.tanzania.go.tz/index2E.html
Some of the many topics included are government, economy, education and natural resources.

Books

Aerospace Encyclopedia of World Air Forces, edited by David Willis. Westport, CT, AIRtime Publishing, 1999. 320 p.
Tanzania, p 149.
Book call no.: R 358.4003 A252

Africa's Review 2000. 23rd ed. Saffron Walden, Essex, England, Walden Publishing, 2000. 328 p.
Book call no.: R 960 A25811 23d ed 2000

Africa South of the Sahara 2002. 31st ed. London, Europa, 2001. 1305 p.
Provides detailed information about each country.
Book call no.: R 916.7 A258 31st ed 2002

African Interventionist States, edited by Oliver Furley and Roy May. Burlington, VT, Ashgate Publishing, 2001. 286 p.
Tanzania's Military Intervention in Uganda by Oliver Furley and Roy May, pp 69-92.
Book call no.: 341.584096 A258

Countries and Their Cultures. New York, Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. 4 vols.
Book call no.: R 306.03 C855

Ethnopolitical Warfare: Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions, edited by Daniel Chirot and Martin E.P. Seligman. Washington, American Psychological Association, 2001. 379 p.
Accommodation of Cultural Diversity in Tanzania by Aili Mari Tripp and Crawford Young, pp 259-274.
Book call no.: 305.8 E843

Industrial Development and Policy in Africa: Issues of De-Industrialisation and Development Strategy, edited by Hossein Jalilian and others. Northampton, MA, Edward Elgar, 2000. 302 p.
Ownership and Export Performance in Tanzanian Enterprises by Louise Grenier, pp 244-259.
Book call no.: 338.967 I42

Rake, Allen. African Leaders: Guiding the New Millennium. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 2001. 261 p.
Tanzania: Benjamin Mkapa, pp 225-227.
Book call no.: 920.06 R162a

Trade and Fiscal Adjustment in Africa, edited by David Bevan and others. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2000. 285 p.
Tax Reform in Tanzania by Nehemiah E. Osoro, pp 176-201. The Fiscal Impact of Trade Reforms in Tanzania in the 1980s by William Lyakurwa, pp 242-261.
Book call no.: 382.096 T763

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Detroit, MI, Gale Group, 2001. 4 vols.
Provides general information about each country.
Book call no.: R 031 W927 2001 v.2

Periodicals

Caputo, Robert. Swahili Coast: East Africa's Ancient Crossroads. National Geographic 200:104-119 October 2001.

Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge and Semboja, Joseph. Why People Pay Taxes: The Case of the Development Levy in Tanzania. World Development 29:2059-2074 December 2001.

Forces for Courses. Ecologist 31:11 October 2001.
"According to the Wall Street Journal, Tanzania's Department of Health is investigating whether a human trial of an experimental AIDS drug, Virodene PO58, was conducted without proper regulatory approval."

Gems for the Martyrs. Africa Confidential 42:3 November 23, 2001.
Notes possible Al Qaeda links to tanzanite trade.

Harrison, Graham. Post-Conditionalities of Politics and Administrative Reform: Reflections on the Cases of Uganda and Tanzania. Development and Change 32:657-679 September 2001.

Kimani, Wambui. Tanzania Mediates with Last Fighters. West Africa No.4312:25 February 11, 2002.
"Burundi's peace agreement is incomplete while two insurgents parties are still fighting...reports on efforts to bring them round."

Levine, Arielle. Convergence or Convenience? International Conservation NGOs and Development Assistance in Tanzania. World Development 30:1043-1055 June 2002.

Lokongo, Antoine. We Won't Break up. New African No.407:16-17 May 2002.
Zanzibar is not looking for complete separation from Tanzania.

Lovgren, Stefan. All That Glitters. U.S. News & World Report 131:25-28 August 13, 2001.
Mining tanzanite.

Msusa, Sheen. New Beginnings? Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 8:24-25 February 2002.
"Leading political parties in Tanzania and the island of Zanzibar, get a crack at resolving their political problems."

Msusa, Sheen. Where There's a Will. New African No.402:17 December 2001.
Tanzanians ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has signed a deal with the main opposition party, the Civic United Front (CUF), to end 'the politics of hate' in the country."

Penalty of Kindness. Economist 359:40 August 25, 2001.
"Poor itself, Tanzania plays hosts to half a million refugees."

Rizzo, Matteo. Being Taken for a Ride: Privatisation of the Dar es Salaam Transport System 1983-1998. Journal of Modern African Studies 40:133-157 March 2002.

Tagama, Herald. Whose for Privatisation? New African No.409:17 July-August 2002.
The government struggles with the privatization program amidst corruption.

Tanzania. Military Technology 26:291-292 World Defence Almanac 2001-2002.
Force structure.

Tanzania: Bulyanhulu. Africa Confidential 42:7 September 14, 2001.
"Allegations about the brutal eviction of miners are being tested again."

Tanzania: Decision Time in Dar. Africa Confidential 43:1-3 April 19, 2002.
"The government faces a crisis of confidence amid mounting allegations of corruption, gem smuggling and covert operations."

Tanzania: Mkapa Winds It up. Africa Confidential 42:2-3 November 23, 2001.
"As Zanzibar calms down, corruption and recession hit the mainland."

Tanzanian Mine Evictions Haunt Canadian Company. African Agenda vol 5,no.1:29-30 2002.

Thomas, Mark. Were More Than 50 Tanzanian Miners Buried Alive? The Mine Owners Deny It, but Local People Claim They Lost Loved Ones. Clare Short Should Support Those Who Want the Truth. New Statesman 131:10 May 27, 2002.

Wanaharakati and Kuffar. Africa Confidential 43:2 April 19, 2002.
"Muslim extremists are trying to seize control of Dar es Salaam regions's 487 mosques."

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