Guiné-Bissau
Basics
CIA World Factbook. Includes map.
UN Development Program, Human Development Indicators
World Guide (Montevideo)
On the Web: Articles
On the Web: Specialized Sites
In the Library: Articles
Cohen, Sylvester. "Amilcar Cabral: an extraction from the literature," Monthly Review 50,7 (12/98):39-48.
Davidson, Basil. "Cabral on the African revolution," Monthly Review 31,3 (7-8/79):33-44.
Dhada, M. "The liberation war in Guinea-Bissau reconsidered," Journal of Military History 62,3 (7/98):571-93.
Gable, E. "The Culture Development Club: youth, neotradition & the construction of society in Guinea-Bissau," Anthropological Quarterly 73,4 (10/00):195-203.
Galli, Rosemary. "The political economy of Guinea-Bissau: second thoughts," Africa 59,3 (1989):371-80.
Gleijeses, Piero. "The first ambassadors: Cuba's contribution to Guinea-Bissau's war of independence," Journal of Latin American Studies 29,1 (2/97):45-89.
Marcum, John. "Amilcar Cabral: the meaning of an assassination," Africa Report (3-4/73):21-23.
McCollester, Charles. "The political thought of Amilcar Cabral," Monthly Review 24,10 (3/74):10-21.
O'Brien, Jay. "Tribe, class & nation: revolution & the weapon of theory in Guinea-Bissau," Race & Class 19 (1977):1-18.
Tapouzis, Daphne. "Shifting course: once regarded as a model of revolutionary socialism, Guinea-Bissau has reversed its economic course, adopting a tough structural adjustment program & introducing major fiscal reforms," Africa Report 34,5 (9-10/89):49-52.
In the Library: Non-Fiction Books
Aguilar, Renato & Mario Zejan. Guinea-Bissau, 1991: Getting Off the Track (Stockholm: Swedish International Development Authority, 1992).
__________ & Asa Stenman. Guinea-Bissau, 1994: On the Eve of Tomorrow (Stockholm: Swedish International Development Authority, 1994).
__________. Guinea-Bissau 1997: Going into High Gear (Stockholm: Swedish International Development Authority, 1998).
Amnesty International. Guinea-Bissau: Human Rights in War & Peace (NY, 1999).
__________. Guinea-Bissau: Protecting Human Rights -- A New Era? (London, 1999).
Bigman, L. History & Hunger in West Africa: Food Production & Entitlement in Guinea-Bissau & Cape-Verde (
Cabral, Amilcar. Revolution in Guine. An African People's Struggle (London, 1969).
__________. Unity & Struggle: Speeches & Writings (NY: Monthly Review, 19??).
Chabal, Patrick with David Birmingham, Joshua Forrest, Malyn Newitt, Gerhard Seibert & Elisa Silva Andrade. A History of Postcolonial Lusophone Africa (Bloomington: Indiana U, 2002).
Chaliand, Gérard. Armed Struggle in Africa: With the Guerrillas in "Portuguese" Guinea (NY, 1969).
Chilcote, Ronald H. Amilcar Cabral's Revolutionary Theory & Practice: A Critical Guide (Boulder, 1990).
Cornwall, Rebecca. The Bush Rebels (NY, 1972).
Darcy de Oliveira, Rosiska. Guinea-Bissau: Reinventing Education (Geneva, 1976).
Davidson, Basil. The Liberation of Guinea (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1969).
Forrest, Joshua. Guinea-Bissau: Power, Conflict & Renewal in a West African Nation (Boulder: Westview, 1992).
Freire, Paulo. Cartas a Guinea-Bissau. Apuntes de una experiencia pedagógica en proceso (México: Siglo XXI, 1978).
Galli, Rosemary E. & Jocelyn Jones. Guinea-Bissau: Politics, Economics & Society (Boulder: L. Rienner, 1987).
Harrell-Bond, Barbara E. Guinea-Bissau (Hanover NH: American Universities Field Staff, 1981).
Kovsted, Jens & Finn Tarp. Guinea-Bissau: War, Reconstruction & Reform (Helsinki: UN University, 1999).
Lopes, Carlos. Guinea Bissau. From Liberation Struggle to Independent Statehood (Boulder: Westview, 1987).
Rudebeck, Lars. Guinea-Bissau: A Study of Political Mobilization (Uppsala: Scandinavian Institute of African Studies, 1974).
__________. Guinea-Bissau: Difficulties & Possibilities of Socialist Orientation (Uppsala: Institute of Political Science, 1978).
Urdang, Stephanie. Fighting Two Colonialisms: Women in Guinea-Bissau (NY: Monthly Review, 1979).
In the Library: Fiction
In the Library: For Young Readers
In the Library: Poetry
In the Library: Drama
In the Library: Photography
CD & Audio
Zé Manel, Testimunhos de ontem (1982). Songs by drummer & guitarist of revolutionary band Super Mama Djombo, protesting corruption of post-revolutionary regime.
__________. Maron de mar (2001). Struggle for democracy in Guiné-Bissau not yet won.