Synopses & Reviews
This is an exciting new series of the general reader from the editor and publishers of the world's most respected reference books -- The Stateman's Yearbook (SYB). Each Factbook provides essential information for each region and presents it in an easy-to-browse format. Each title features everything you need to know about the places, people, and practices of each region. Complete with key maps, useful address, and web sites, these regional profiles ideal for the traveler, business person, student, and anyone with learning about a given area of the world.
Southern Africa Profiled focuses primarily on South Africa, while also including information on Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Synopsis
Southern Africa Profiled focuses primarily on South Africa, while also including information on Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It features in-depth information on the volatile economic and political scenes as well as fascinating historical and cultural information. From diamonds to King Shaka of the Zulus, Southern Africa is a vibrant area whose essence is captured in this engaging book.
About the Author
Barry Turner is the editor of The Statesman's Yearbook. He has been a full-time writer for twenty years and has worked as a journalist and broadcaster in the fields of politics, biography, travel, and education. He holds a Ph.D. in political history.