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Ivory Coast
Index
The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of
T.D.
Roberts, Donald M. Bouton, Irving Kaplan, Barbara Lent,
Charles
Townsend, and Neda A. Walpole, who coauthored the first
edition of
Ivory Coast: A Country Study, the predecessor of
the current
volume. The authors also wish to thank Roxanne Donahey,
William
Kallon, Vincent Kern, Gilda Nimer, and Benjamin Nimer, who
updated
the original volume with a new section entitled "Summary
of Events:
January 1963-December 1972." Their collective work
provided the
organizational outline for the present volume as well as
substantial portions of the text. The authors are grateful
to those
individuals in various public and private agencies who
contributed
photographs, research materials, and invaluable time and
expertise
to the production of this book.
The authors also wish to thank those who contributed
directly
to the preparation of the text. Thomas Collelo and Richard
F. Nyrop
reviewed all drafts and provided guidance; Martha E.
Hopkins and
Marilyn Majeska managed editing and production; Mimi
Cantwell,
Sharon Costello, Vincent Ercolano, Ruth Nieland, and
Sharon Schultz
edited the chapters; Beverly Wolpert performed the final
prepublication review; and Shirley Kessel prepared the
index. Also
involved in preparing the text were editorial assistants
Barbara
Edgerton and Izella Watson. Malinda B. Neale of the
Library of
Congress Composing Unit prepared the camera-ready copy,
under the
supervision of Peggy Pixley.
David P. Cabitto reviewed draft maps from which he,
Kimberly A.
Lord, and Harriett R. Blood prepared the final maps.
Additional
thanks are due also to Kimberly A. Lord for designing the
artwork
for the cover and the illustrations on the title page of
each
chapter and, with David P. Cabitto and Sandra K. Ferrell,
preparing
charts and graphs. Arvies J. Staton provided information
on
military ranks, uniforms, and insignia.
Finally, the authors thank Edmond K. Desbhy of the
Embassy of
Côte d'Ivoire in Washington, D.C., for providing
photographs used
in the text and sharing his expertise.
Data as of November 1988
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