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Basics

Björn Kumm's Note

CIA World Factbook. Includes map.

New Internationalist Profile

UN Development Program, Human Development Indicators

World Guide

World Guide (Montevideo)

On the Web: Articles

On the Web: Specialized Sites

WWW Virtual Library

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.

Film & Video



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