A series of reminiscences of Schweitzer's early days in Gabon. BNS, 23 ill, 176pp, USA. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 0815607431

2002 Paperback

The concept of territorial boundaries, both symbolic and actual, are examined with reference to the meeting of the French and the peoples of Southern Gabon in the second half of the nineteenth century which resulted in long term repercussions which affected the colonial areas and the post colonial Gabonese state. BNS, USA. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER PRESS.

The petrol economy has been at the forefront of development in Gabon, this book pleads for a reconsideration and a re-prioritisation for the agricultural sector and considers environmental issues. In French BNS, 200pp, FRANCE. L'HARMATTAN, 2747506835

A survey of the country: economics, trade, politics, history, etc. 155pp, maps, statistics. ROUTLEDGE, 0415039061

A detailed study of the political and economic condition of the Republic of Gabon, focusing on the years of the oil boom, from 1975 to 1985. The author analyses the political history of Gabon, the slave economy and French colonialism and asks why a country with the highest per capita income in sub Saharan Africa has a stagnant economy and is still dependent on France. Index, bib, notes, 249pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

In Libreville, the capital of Gabon, the colonial past has evolved into a present indelibly marked by colonial rule and ongoing French influence. This is especially evident in areas as essential to life as food. In this complex, hybrid culinary culture of Libreville, croissants are as readily available as plantains. Yet this same culinary diversity is accompanied by high prices and a scarcity of locally made food that is bewildering to residents and visitors alike. A staggering two-thirds of the country's food is imported from outside Gabon, making Libreville's cost of living comparable to that of Tokyo and Paris. In this study of food culture and colonialism, Jeremy Rich explores how colonial rule intimately shaped African life and how African townspeople developed creative ways of coping with colonialism as European expansion threatened African self-sufficiency. Index, bib, 220pp, USA. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS.