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A Political Glossary of Guyana by Nigel Westmaas, associate professor of Africana studies

July 1, 2022

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(Lewiston, N.Y.: Mellen Press, 2021).
In this book, the author has compiled the important terms, laws, and information on the political life of Guyana. Andaiye, the late Guyanese gender rights activist, wrote in the foreword: “A Political Glossary of Guyana is pioneering work. There has been no previous recorded attempt at compiling a similar glossary in the country, although there have been earlier reference books of different kinds … best of all, it is designed to be of use not only to students and teachers in a range of disciplines including Caribbean studies and political science, but to the very many of us outside academia who do not have the skills to dig up information for ourselves from dust-filled documents and memories.”