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Mali / Andrea L. Stamm, Dawn E. Bastian, Robert A. Myers, compilers.

LIBRA DT551.22 S73 1998
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Stamm, Andrea L., 1949-
Contributor:
Bastian, Dawn E. (Dawn Elaine), 1961-
Myers, Robert A.
Series:
World bibliographical series ; v. 207.
World bibliographical series ; v. 207
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Mali--Bibliography.
Mali.
Genre:
Bibliographies.
Physical Description:
xxxv, 327 pages : 1 map ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press, [1998]
Contents:
The Country and Its People 1
Explorers' and Travellers' Accounts (to the Early 20th Century) 8
Recent Travel and Guidebooks 18
Geography and Geology 27
Maps and atlases 31
Flora and Fauna 34
Prehistory and Archaeology 42
History 56
General and regional 56
Precolonial (to 1883) 60
French colonial (1883-1960) 73
Timbuktu 77
Population 81
Population and demography 81
Migration (internal and external) 82
Censuses 85
Ethnic Groups 89
Languages and Dialects 100
French, the official language 101
National languages 102
Religion 113
Society and Social Conditions 120
Medicine, Health and Nutrition 124
Politics 131
General and regional 131
Independence, Modibo Keita and Malian socialism (1960-68) 134
Dictatorship of Moussa Traore (1968-91) 136
Democratization and the presidency of Alpha Oumar Konare (1991-) 137
Law 141
International Relations 144
General and regional 144
Mali Federation 146
Ecowas (Economic Community of West African States) 147
Relations with developed countries 148
The Economy and Economic Development 149
Finance and Banking 158
Trade and Commerce 160
Agriculture 164
Transport 173
Labour, the Labour Movement and Trade Unions 175
Environment, Ecology and Urban Studies 178
Environment and ecology 178
Urban studies 186
Education 189
Literature 195
The Arts 205
Visual arts 205
General 205
Metalwork 209
Bogolanfini, or painted mud cloth 211
Architecture 211
Performance, theatre and dance 213
Music 217
Film 223
Oral Literature and Folklore 229
Epic of Soundiata 229
Other epics 232
Tales, fables and legends 236
Proverbs and riddles 240
Other folklore and oral traditions 241
Sports and Leisure Activities 244
Libraries, Archives, Museums and Research 246
Libraries 246
Archives 247
Museums 249
Research 251
Books and Publishing 253
Mass Media 256
Statistics 260
Encyclopaedias, Directories and Yearbooks 263
Newspapers and Periodicals 269
Newspapers 269
Periodicals 270
Regional 280
Mali 281.
Notes:
Includes indexes.
ISBN:
1851091661
OCLC:
39214703

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