Historical Dictionary of Zambia

Zambia is a nation with a long record of peace, that has enjoyed decades of constitutional rule, and even, in recent years, an increasingly competitive democracy. Peace, constitutionalism, democracy, and nationhood face constant challenges, such as in the elections of 2006 when the ugly language of ethnic confrontation found renewed currency. Moreover, Zambia's economic record and prospects are less equivocal: after over four decades, per capita incomes are lower than they were at the dawn of independence.

Historical Dictionary of Zambia, Fourth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Zambia.

Bizeck Jube Phiri is professor of history, founding chief editor of the Journal of Humanities (UNZA), Member of New Contre Journal (South Africa) and is on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Southern African Studies (JSAS). He has published several books and journal articles in international peer-reviewed journals. Most importantly he has taught at the University of Zambia for thirty-nine years and is therefore well acquainted with the developments that have taken place at UNZA.

Thokozile Shaba is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Historical and Archaeological Studies at the University of Zambia. She is currently working on her doctoral thesis on politics and political violence in Zambia.