| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781588342973 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1588342972 |
| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER |
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| International Standard Serial Number |
9781588342973 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)669807977 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
960.32 Gue |
| Item number |
15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
960.32 Gue |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Guest, Robert |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The shackled continent : |
| Remainder of title |
power, corruption, and African lives / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Robert Guest |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Washington [D.C.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Smithsonian Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2010, c2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
288 p. : |
| Other physical details |
1 map ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Published with a new epilogue. |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Title |
Introduction: why is Africa so poor? -- |
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The vampire state -- |
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Digging diamonds, digging graves -- |
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No title -- |
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Sex and death -- |
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The son of a snake is a snake -- |
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Fair aid, free trade -- |
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Of potholes and grasping gendarmes -- |
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Wiring the wilderness -- |
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Beyond the Rainbow Nation -- |
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Conclusion: One step at a time -- |
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Epilogue. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
In this provocative and thoughtful book, Guest argues that the continent of Africa remains poor primarily because it is badly governed. "The Shackled Continent" provides a persuasive look into the persistent problems of modern Africa and offers some possible solutions. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Information code or alphabet |
100876 |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Continental Organization for Global Co-operation Against Poverty in Africa. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Political corruption |
| Geographic subdivision |
Africa |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Political science |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Social history |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Africa |
| General subdivision |
Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision |
1960- |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Africa |
| General subdivision |
Social conditions |
| Chronological subdivision |
1960- |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
900 - 999 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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