Democracy and Development in Mali

Democracy and Development in Mali

Author: R. James Bingen

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13:

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Mali, a country rich with history and culture, but one of the poorest in the world, emerged in the 1990s as one of Africa's most vibrant democracies. Strengthened by bold political and economic reforms at home, Mali has emerged as a leader in African peace keeping efforts. How has such a transition taken place? How have these changes built on Mali's rich heritage? These are the questions that the contributors to this volume have addressed. During the past twenty-five years, the scholarly research and applied development work of Michigan State University faculty and students in Mali represents the most significant combined, long-term, and continuing contribution of any group of university faculty in the United States or Europe to the study of Malian society, economy, and politics. The applied nature of much of this work has resulted in a significant number of working papers, reports, and conference presentations. This volume represents a coherent and connected set of essays from one American university with a widely known and highly respected role in African development. While the essays identify and review Mali's unique historical and contemporary path to democracy and development, they also contribute to the advancement of theoretical knowledge about African development.


If You Were Me and Lived In...Ancient China

If You Were Me and Lived In...Ancient China

Author: Carole P. Roman

Publisher:

Published: 2017-04-11

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9781947118188

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Learn what kind of food you might eat in Ancient China, what colors could only be worn by royalty, what kind of names parents picked, and what children in the Han Dynasty children did for fun.


The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay

The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay

Author: Patricia McKissack

Publisher: Square Fish

Published: 2016-03-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1250113512

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For more than a thousand years, from A.D. 500 to 1700, the medieval kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay grew rich on the gold, salt, and slave trade that stretched across Africa. Scraping away hundreds of years of ignorance, prejudice, and mythology, award-winnnig authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack reveal the glory of these forgotten empires while inviting us to share in the inspiring process of historical recovery that is taking place today.


Mali

Mali

Author: Joy Masoff

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780972715607

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The story of Mali, as seen through the eyes of a griot, a teller of stories and singer of history.


Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa

Author: Khephra Burns

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780152003753

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Mansa Musa: Leader of Mali

Mansa Musa: Leader of Mali

Author: Lisa Zamosky

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials

Published: 2007-01-05

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 0743904397

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Presents an overview of Mansa Musa's life, discussing how Musa helped his empire grow in size and culture by encouraging the arts, literature, and architecture.


Imaging Culture

Imaging Culture

Author: Candace M. Keller

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2021-07-06

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 0253057213

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Imaging Culture is a sociohistorical study of the meaning, function, and aesthetic significance of photography in Mali, West Africa, from the 1930s to the present. Spanning the dynamic periods of colonialism, national independence, socialism, and democracy, its analysis focuses on the studio and documentary work of professional urban photographers, particularly in the capital city of Bamako and in smaller cities such as Mopti and Ségu. Featuring the work of more than twenty-five photographers, it concentrates on those who have been particularly influential for the local development and practice of the medium as well as its international popularization and active participation in the contemporary art market. Imaging Culture looks at how local aesthetic ideas are visually communicated in the photographers' art and argues that though these aesthetic arrangements have specific relevance for local consumers, they transcend geographical and cultural boundaries to have value for contemporary global audiences as well. Imaging Culture is an important and visually interesting book which will become a standard source for those who study African photography and its global impact.


African History: A Very Short Introduction

African History: A Very Short Introduction

Author: John Parker

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2007-03-22

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 0192802488

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Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. It illustrates key themes in modern thinking about Africa's history with a range of historical examples.