DIP/MPLA-PT - Angola – Trabalho e Luta - 1985

Angola: Work and Struggle – Historical Overview, Geographical Overview, Political and Social Overview, and Economic Overview – DIP/MPLA-PT Editions, Angola/Berger-Levrault, Paris 1985

in 4to, 23 x 30 cm., publisher’s cloth, illustrated dust jacket, 237 pages, text: Portuguese/English/French, inscribed in pen on the front endpaper (see photo); in reasonably good condition, with a worn dust jacket.

This book is an important encyclopaedic and promotional volume, published in 1985 by the Department of Information and Propaganda (DIP) of the Central Committee of the MPLA – Party of Labour.
Printed on high-quality coated paper, the book serves as an official and comprehensive portrait of the political, social, and economic landscape of Angola ten years after its independence.
The book is structured into four major thematic sections, intended to showcase the progress and organization of the young nation:
Historical Overview: Covers the origins and history of the territory, with a focus on the national liberation struggle.
Geographical Overview: A detailed description of the physical and human geography of Angola.
Political and Social Overview: Details the political and social organization, highlighting key structural areas such as culture, education, health, and justice under the governance of the MPLA.
Economic Overview: Analyzes the development and infrastructure of productive sectors, including agriculture, industry, transport, communications, and trade.
The text is presented in a trilingual format—Portuguese, English, and French—arranged in three parallel columns per page.
The book is notable for being richly illustrated with rare color photographs depicting Angola during the 1970s and 1980s.
Today, it is considered a rare work of significant documentary and historical value for collectors and researchers of Angola’s overseas and post-colonial history.

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