Chad

The authors analyze and demythologize Chad's complex socioeconomic and political history as background for understanding its contemporary situation.

Chad, the fifth largest country in Africa, has experienced great difficulties politically, economically, and socially. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Chad briefly held international attention because of its warring with Libya. This situation underlines Chad's potential for drawing its neighbors-Libya, Sudan, Cameroon, and Nigeria in particular-a

Zusammenfassung
The authors analyze and demythologize Chad's complex socioeconomic and political history as background for understanding its contemporary situation.

Inhalt

Introduction -- Chad: Geographical Setting -- Chad's History -- Political Evolution and the Civil War in Chad -- The Economy -- Society and Culture -- International Relations -- Chad: Facing the Future