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95/138 Africa South of the Sahara 1995 (24th edition) Europa Publications, London, 1994, 1,057 pp., ISBN 0-94665-397-6, L165, Regional Surveys of the World Series
This really is a scholarly work of the highest order. For indepth and comprehensive coverage of the 52 states south of the Sahara this 24th edition is unsurpassed. Indeed a list of contributors of international renown is testament to the high quality of the content. Each annual edition is completely revised and updated to encompass the latest facts, statistics and directory information. This volume succeeds in integrating the economic, social and political changes in individual states into the wider regional and international context. The recent tragedy of Rwanda events are narrated up to September 1994 - and the long-- awaited transition to democracy in South Africa...