by Anthony G. Pazzanita
Scarecrow Press 2006
521 pages
This thorough work on Western Sahara's history, historical figures, politicians, friends and enemies of the Polisario ++ is a must for everyone who want to learn more about Western Sahara, or for those who, from time to time, need a book of reference on this territory. The articles ranges from one line to a dozen pages. This book covers most of the topics you would expect on beforehand, but I miss articles on famous saharawi activists (Aminatou Haidar, Ali Salem Tamek, Brahim Dahane, Mohamed Daddach and so on).
There are two aspects about this historical dictionary which I really enjoyed: 1) The detailed and elucidate chronology (from 5000 BC-2005 AD) of Western Sahara. 2) The 64 pages long bibliography, displaying works with various topics such as archeology and prehistory, the saharawi refugees, economics, UN documents (1976-2005) and a lot more.
All in all: A great read and a great achievement by Pazzanita.
Ordering: amazon.com and amazon.co.uk
KC 19.12.2010
(Updated 22.12.2010)
Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution) [Hardcover] By Jacob Mundy and Stephen Zunes.
Link for more information:
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Sahara-Nationalism-Irresolution-Resolution/dp/0815632193/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288118017&sr=1-3
My comment: Haven't read it yet-looks interesting. Including a foreword by José Ramos-Horta.
(Updated 19.12.2010)
International Law and the Question of Western Sahara (Hardcover)
by Karin Arts (Editor), Pedro Pinto Leite (Editor)
My comment: A collection of essays on various topics (f. ex. WS and the right to self-determination; sovereignty over natural resources; prospects of resolving the problem). Also with a historical background. Contributions from researches (mainly), journalists, politicians (including Frank Ruddy) - and the saharawi activist Aminatou Haidar. All well written. PS. Can also be ordered from The Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara: http://www.vest-sahara.no/index.php?cat=80&art=687
(Updated 19.12.2010)
