<p>On March 21, 1990, Sam Nujoma was sworn in as the first president of independent Namibia. This ceremony marked the end of a struggle that lasted more than two decades and a period of colonialism that lasted more than a century. Finally, after decades long wars over grazing in the 19th century, genocidal colonial suppression by Germany at the beginning of the 20th century, repressive apartheid racialism throughout the 20th century, and a prolonged armed liberation struggle, Namibians had the chance to choose their own leaders, develop a democratic political process in a free society, and to bring economic development and greater equity to their country.<br><br>The Historical Dictionary of Namibia covers the history of Namibia through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has several hundred cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Namibia.</p>

Historical Dictionary of Namibia (Historical Dictionaries of Africa)

History

Tonchi, Victor L.

Lindeke, William A.

Grotpeter, John J.

Africa

Scarecrow Press

A teaching reference for faculty who want to develop or improve course offerings on nuclear weapons and arms control as part of an interdisciplinary curriculum geared toward undergraduates. The first chapter presents a survey of 75 university courses based on analysis of data gleaned from relevant syllabi up to mid-1987. It assesses the relative degrees of emphasis accorded to technological, political, and ethical issues in existing university course offerings. Findings concerning the frequency of team teaching, guest lectures, and the relationships between multidisciplinary teaching approaches and individual topics (e.g. nuclear ethics, the arms race, strategic doctrine, etc.) are also presented. The second chapter discusses the political science underpinnings of coursework on nuclear weapons and evaluates the extent to which political analysis can contribute to a better understanding of the arms race, arms control, and strategic doctrine. The third chapter looks at the challenges of teaching about nuclear weapons from the perspective of a sociologist, giving special emphasis to how the issues of value choice and cultural awareness can be factored into coursework. The fourth chapter presents a selected unannotated bibliography of over 800 required readings and films, compiled from the 75 syllabi studied in chapter 1. The list itself is broken down into 20 categories and the frequency with which individual texts and films are used is noted.

Nuclear Weapons in the University Classroom

MacDougall, John

Hamilton, Michael S.

Reference

University Press of America

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