| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> MauritaniaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Mauritania**Library of Congress Call Number DT554.22                   .M385 1990**- Mauritania  ForewardAcknowledgements
- Preface  Country                       Profile - Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Rachel Warner)                          - Early                           History   Sanhadja                           ConfederationAlmoravids
- Sudanic                           Empires and Kingdoms  Arab                           Invasions Early                           European Contacts
- French                           Colonial Administration    - Pacification  French                               Colonial PolicyFrench                               Administration Through World War II
- Postwar                               Reforms  The                               Road to Independence and the Quest for National                               UnityIndependence                           and Civilian Rule
Emerging                               Tensions
- Time                               of Radicalization   Conflict                           in the Western Sahara- Background                               to Mauritanian Policy    - The                                   Moroccan Factor  Internal                                   FactorsMadrid                                   Agreements
- Fighting                               the Desert War    - Involvement                                   of Foreign Countries  Overthrow                                   of the Ould Daddah RegimeMilitary                           Withdrawal from the Western Sahara
- Downfall                           of Ould Salek  The                           Haidalla Regime- Consolidation                               of Power  Political                               Disintegration- Chapter                       2 - The Society and its Environment  (LaVerle Berry)                          - Physical                           Setting       - Major                               Geographic and Climatic Zones        - Saharan                                   Zone  Sahelian                                   ZoneSenegal                                   River Valley
- Coastal                                   Zone   Expansion                               of the DesertPopulation
- Ethnic                           Groups and Languages    - Maures      - White                                   Maure Nobility   Zenaga- Artisans                                   and Entertainers  Black                                   MauresMaure                                   Kinship and Marriage
- Black                               Africans    - Toucouleur  FulbeSonink�
- Wolof  BambaraReligious                           Life 
Origins                               of Islam
- Tenets                               of Islam  Brotherhoods                               and Saints- The                                   Qadiriya  The                                   TijaniyaMarabouts
- Changing                           Social Patterns  Education- Traditional                               Islamic Education  Modern                               EducationHealth                           and Welfare
Medical                               Care
- Housing       - Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Peter D. Coats)                            - Role                           of the Government  FishingMining
Iron
- Copper,                               Gypsym, Phosphates, and Oil   The                           Rural Economy- Herding  Farming- Crops  State                                   Control MechanismsLand                                   Tenure
- Manufacturing                           and the Industry  EnergyTransportation                           and Communications
- Trade    - Exports  ImportsDirection                               of Trade
- Banking                           and Government Finances    - Banking  Government                               FinancesBalance                           of Payments, Debt, and Foreign Assistance
Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics
 (Robert E. Handloff)                       
Political                           Culture 
Attitudes                               Toward the Political System
- Impediments                               to Change   Governmental                           Power - Constitution  Constitutional                               CharterLegal                               System
- Local                               Government  Local                               ElectionsPolitical                           Power in the Mid-1980's
- Interest                           Groups     - Ethnic                               Minorities  Traditional                               ElitesWomen
- Trade                               Unions   Foreign                           Relations- Foreign                               Policy  Relations                               with FranceRelations                               with Morocco
- Relations                               with Other States of the Maghrib  Relations                               with Arab StatesRelations                               with Communist States
- Relations                               with the West  Relations                               with Other African StatesInternational                               Organizations
Chapter                       5 - National Security
 (Kate Bullard)                       
External                           Security Perceptions and Policies
War                               in the Western Sahara
- Regional                               Security Concerns    - Morocco  SenegalLibya
- The                           Development of the Armed Forces    - The                               Preindependence Period  The                               Independence Period and the French Military LegacyThe                           Armed Forces
Organization                               and Strength
The                                   Army
- The                                   Navy  The                                   Air ForceManpower                               and Military Training Schools
- Role                               of the Military in Society  Defense                               Budget and the EconomyCivic                               Action and Disaster Relief
- Foreign                               Military Assistance   Public                           Order and Internal Security- Internal                               Security Forces  Law                               and CrimeInternal                               Security Threats
Appendix. Tables
- Bibliography  Glossary
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