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Title: I. William Zartman collection
Date (inclusive): 1956-1970
Collection Number: 94018
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and French
Physical Description:
12 manuscript boxes
(4.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The I. William Zartman collection consists of research materials on Africa compiled by Zartman in the 1950s and 1960s. Comprised
of clippings, news dispatches, and serial issues, the collection documents political developments and economic conditions
in a number of African states, especially those in West and Central Africa.
source:
Zartman, I. William
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1994.
[Identification of item], I. William Zartman collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1952 | M.A., Johns Hopkins University |
| 1956 | Ph.D, Yale University |
| 1960-1965 | Professor, University of South Carolina |
| 1963 | Author, Government and Politics in Northern Africa |
| 1964 | Author, Morocco: Problems of New Power |
| 1965-1980 | Professor, New York University |
| 1966 | Author, International Relations in the New Africa |
| 1973 | Author, Man, State, and Society in the Contemporary Maghrib |
| 1980- | Professor, Johns Hopkins University |
| 1982 | Author, The Practical Negotiator |
| 1985 | Author, Ripe for Resolution: Conflict and Intervention in Africa |
| 2008 | Author, Negotiation and Conflict Management: Essays on Theory and Practice |
| 2010 | Author, Understanding Life in the Borderlands: Boundaries in Depth and in Motion |
Scope and Content of Collection
The I. William Zartman collection consists of research materials on Africa compiled by Zartman in the 1950s and 1960s. Comprised
of clippings, news dispatches, and serial issues, the collection documents political developments and economic conditions
in a number of African states, especially those in West and Central Africa. There is a considerable amount of information
in the collection about the Nigerian civil war in the 1960s, which involved conflict between the Nigerian government and the
breakaway state of Biafra. There are also significant materials on Cameroon; Congo (Brazzaville) and Congo (Kinshasa/Léopoldville);
and the role of the United Nations in Africa. The materials are in English and French.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Africa -- Politics and government
Africa -- Economic conditions
Africa -- Social conditions
Zartman, I. William