Considers how the African past has been represented in a wide range of historical films. Written by an eminent team of scholars, the volume provides extensive coverage of both place and time and deals with issues that have been prominent in the written history of Africa. Among the themes dealt with are the slave trade, imperialism and colonialism, racism and anti-colonial resistance. Many of the films will be familiar to readers: they include ‘Out of Africa’, ‘Hotel Rwanda’, ‘Lumumba’, ‘Cry Freedom’, ‘The Battle of Algiers’, and ‘Ceddo’. 384pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Recorded in Nouakchott, Malouma interprets Mauritania songs combining the musical influence of the Fulani, Tukulor, Soninke and Wolof people, evoking the desert lands of West Africa. 12 tracks, 53:17 mins, FRANCE. MARABI PRODUCTIONS.

2003 CD

Offers insights into the practices of slavery that persists in Mauritania. Brings to light the gendered structures of Moorish slavery, and examines their impact on strategies and tactics designed to bring this institution to an end. Underlying this study is empirical data gathered during two periods of field research in rural central Mauritania. BNS, 434pp, USA. TRANSACTION PUBLISHERS, 3933127491

Detailed study, with chapters on prehistory, Roman times, Islam, the arrival of the Portuguese in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, tribal history in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the arrival of the French, empire building and the colonial era. Maps, tables, notes, bib, 652pp, French text. FRANCE. KARTHALA.

A volume in the `Meridiens' series; they are aimed at students, business people and tourists, providing a general introduction to the country, its history, people, economy, and development, etc. Maps, notes, bibliography, photos, basic statistics, etc. In french, 208pp., PARIS. KARTHALA, 2865372200

A weighty study of the iron mining industry in Mauritania: the background, how a French business model was transferred to the Sahara, local and ex-pat staffing, nationalisation, war, the impact of the world economy, conclusion. Colour photos (24pp section), b/w photos, notes, 61 tables, 8 maps and plans, French text, 368pp, FRANCE. KARTHALA, 2845862229

The Mauritanian blueswoman's new album. Featuring : Bojan Z, Eric Legnini, Pierre Fruchard, Emile Biayenda, Laurent Robin, Smadj, Guillaume Humery, Loy Ehrlich. 12 tracks, 49:20 mins, FRANCE. MARABI PRODUCTIONS.

Looks at the historical development of the state in Mauritania, at ethnic life, at the compoistion of political groups, business circles, public administration, valley peasents near rivers, etc. The most compleat book on Mauritania today. French text. 440pp, 1992. KARTHALA, 2865373304