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.

2001 3933127491 Paperback

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.

1997 2865377881 Paperback

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.

Why did a clique of Mauritanian officers risk their lives to overthrow the autocrat they had served for twenty years, only to cede power to an elected civilian? And having won acclaim for their commitment to a process of democratic transition, why did most of these officers join a year later to overthrow the newly elected president? Had the international community been fooled by a military junta or was it complicit in creating an elaborate pseudo-democratic facade? Drawing on numerous interviews and field research in an Islamic republic wracked by ethnic tensions, terrorism, dire poverty, and the living legacy of slavery, Noel Foster addresses these questions to reveal the complex forces at work in Mauritania's long struggle for better governance. 315pp, USA. LYNNE RIENNER.

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.

1992 2865373304 Paperback