Benin
Basics
CIA World Factbook. Includes map.
Library of Congress Country Profile.
UN Development Program, Human Development Indicators
World Guide (Montevideo).
On the Web: Articles
On the Web: Specialized Sites
In the Library: Articles
In the Library: Non-Fiction Books
Allen, Christopher. Democratic Renewal in Africa: Two Essays on Benin (Edinburgh: U. Edinburgh, 1994).
Bay, Edna G. Wives of the Leopard: Gender, Politics & Culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey (Charlottesville: U. Virginia, 1998).
Heilbrunn, John R. Markets, Profits, & Power: The Politics of Business in Benin & Togo (Bordeaux: Université Montesquieu, 1996).
Houngnikpo, Mathurin C. Determinants of Democratization in Africa: A Comparative Study of Benin & Togo (Lanham MD: University Press of America, 2001).
Ronen, Dov. Dahomey: Between Tradition & Modernity (Ithaca: Cornell, 1975).
In the Library: Fiction
Hazoumé, Paul. Doguicimi: The First Dahomean Novel (1937) (trans.Richard Bjornson; Washington: Three Continents, 1990).
In the Library: For Young Readers
In the Library: Poetry
In the Library: Drama
In the Library: Photography
CD & Audio
Film & Video
"Hopes on the Horizon" [2001], dir. Onyekachi Wambu, 115. From U. California Extension Center for Media & Independent Learning. Explores transition to democracy in Benin, & five other African countries.