Mauritania Study & Guide - AllRefer - Mauritania Information

A Country Study: Mauritania
Library of Congress Call Number DT554.22 .M385 1990

* Mauritania
* Foreward
* Acknowledgements
* Preface
* Country Profile
o Country
o Geography
o Society
o Economy
o Transportation and Communications
o Government and Politics
o National Security
* Introduction

* Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Rachel Warner)
o Early History
o Sanhadja Confederation
o Almoravids
o Sudanic Empires and Kingdoms
o Arab Invasions
o Early European Contacts
o French Colonial Administration
+ Pacification
+ French Colonial Policy
+ French Administration Through World War II
+ Postwar Reforms
+ The Road to Independence and the Quest for National Unity
o Independence and Civilian Rule
+ Emerging Tensions
+ Time of Radicalization
o Conflict in the Western Sahara
+ Background to Mauritanian Policy
# The Moroccan Factor
# Internal Factors
# Madrid Agreements
+ Fighting the Desert War
# Involvement of Foreign Countries
# Overthrow of the Ould Daddah Regime
o Military Withdrawal from the Western Sahara
o Downfall of Ould Salek
o The Haidalla Regime
+ Consolidation of Power
+ Political Disintegration

* Chapter 2 - The Society and its Environment (LaVerle Berry)
o Physical Setting
+ Major Geographic and Climatic Zones
# Saharan Zone
# Sahelian Zone
# Senegal River Valley
# Coastal Zone
+ Expansion of the Desert
o Population
o Ethnic Groups and Languages
+ Maures
# White Maure Nobility
+ Zenaga
# Artisans and Entertainers
# Black Maures
# Maure Kinship and Marriage
+ Black Africans
# Toucouleur
# Fulbe
# Sonink»
# Wolof
# Bambara
o Religious Life
+ Origins of Islam
+ Tenets of Islam
+ Brotherhoods and Saints
# The Qadiriya
# The Tijaniya
# Marabouts
o Changing Social Patterns
o Education
+ Traditional Islamic Education
+ Modern Education
o Health and Welfare
+ Medical Care
+ Housing

* Chapter 3 - The Economy (Peter D. Coats)
o Role of the Government
o Fishing
o Mining
+ Iron
+ Copper, Gypsym, Phosphates, and Oil
o The Rural Economy
+ Herding
+ Farming
# Crops
# State Control Mechanisms
# Land Tenure
o Manufacturing and the Industry
o Energy
o Transportation and Communications
o Trade
+ Exports
+ Imports
+ Direction of Trade
o Banking and Government Finances
+ Banking
+ Government Finances
o Balance of Payments, Debt, and Foreign Assistance

* Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (Robert E. Handloff)
o Political Culture
+ Attitudes Toward the Political System
+ Impediments to Change
o Governmental Power
+ Constitution
+ Constitutional Charter
+ Legal System
+ Local Government
+ Local Elections
o Political Power in the Mid-1980's
o Interest Groups
+ Ethnic Minorities
+ Traditional Elites
+ Women
+ Trade Unions
o Foreign Relations
+ Foreign Policy
+ Relations with France
+ Relations with Morocco
+ Relations with Other States of the Maghrib
+ Relations with Arab States
+ Relations with Communist States
+ Relations with the West
+ Relations with Other African States
+ International Organizations

* Chapter 5 - National Security (Kate Bullard)
o External Security Perceptions and Policies
+ War in the Western Sahara
+ Regional Security Concerns
# Morocco
# Senegal
# Libya
o The Development of the Armed Forces
+ The Preindependence Period
+ The Independence Period and the French Military Legacy
o The Armed Forces
+ Organization and Strength
# The Army
# The Navy
# The Air Force
+ Manpower and Military Training Schools
+ Role of the Military in Society
+ Defense Budget and the Economy
+ Civic Action and Disaster Relief
+ Foreign Military Assistance
o Public Order and Internal Security
+ Internal Security Forces
+ Law and Crime
+ Internal Security Threats

* Appendix. Tables
* Bibliography
* Glossary