Part 1 Editor's Foreword Part 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 3 Maps Part 4 Chronology Part 5 Introduction Part 6 THE DICTIONARY Part 7 Bibliography Part 8 Appendixes Chapter 9 A. Governors of Sierra Leone Chapter 10 B. Heads of State Chapter 11 C. Chiefdoms and Paramount Chiefs Part 12 About the Author
C. Magbaily Fyle is Professor in the African American Studies and African Studies Departments at the Ohio State University. He has also held positions as Professor of History and African Studies, Director of the Institute of African Studies, and Dean of the Arts Faculty at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone.
Professor Fyle has done an excellent job and we are indebted to him
for both simplifying and deepening our understanding of the
country. This book is essential stock...
*s, Vol. 21, No. 6 (2007)*
Comprehensive and well written.
*American Reference Books Annual, March 2009*
With a focus on recent decades, this reference for students,
researchers, and general readers traces the history of Sierra Leone
from its earliest known inhabitants to the present day. It contains
several hundred alphabetically arranged entries describingcrucial
events, ethnic groups, movements, political parties, and
significant persons. Also included are a chronology, maps, and
tables of Sierra Leone's governors, heads of state, and chiefdoms
and paramount chiefs. Fyle (Ohio State U.) is also the author of
The History of Sierra Leone: A Concise Introduction.
*Reference and Research Book News, August 2006*
With a focus on recent decades, this reference for students,
researchers, and general readers traces the history of Sierra Leone
from its earliest known inhabitants to the present day. It contains
several hundred alphabetically arranged entries describing crucial
events, ethnic groups, movements, political parties, and
significant persons. Also included are a chronology, maps, and
tables of Sierra Leone's governors, heads of state, and chiefdoms
and paramount chiefs. Fyle (Ohio State U.) is also the author of
The History of Sierra Leone: A Concise Introduction.
*Reference and Research Book News, August 2006*
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