Area Handbook Series: Zaire: A Country Study

Abstract

This volume is an are study of the nation of Zaire prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress and sponsored by the United States Army. This handbook deals with Zaire, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. The authors seek to provide a basic understanding of the observed society, striving for a dynamic rather than a static portrayal. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA286234

Entities

People

  • Sandra W. Meditz
  • Tim Merrill

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Public Administration
  • Terrain
  • Topography

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.