Senegal : a state of change

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Senegal : a state of change

Robin Sharp

(An Oxfam country profile)

Oxfam, c1994

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

This outstanding series provides concise and lively introductions to countries and the major development issues they face. Packed full of factual information, photographs and maps, the guides also focus on ordinary people and the impact that historical, economic and environmental issues have on their lives.

Table of Contents

  • The land of the setting sun
  • Travellers from an antique land
  • From slavery to independence
  • Nationhood - a false start
  • Coping with crisis...senegalaisement
  • Magicians, missionaries and marabouts
  • The economy in a nutshell
  • When aid is not the answer
  • By the people, for the people
  • Cash cropping - a vicious circle
  • Rice at a price
  • "Our wealth is our animals"
  • The harvest of the sea
  • Village roots and city lights
  • Night time in the shanty town
  • The family first
  • Schools without books, clinics without medicines
  • Rumblings of discontent
  • The wheel grinds slower
  • Relax for mbalax
  • Sopi! Sopi! Sopi! Facts and figures
  • Dates and events
  • Sources and further reading
  • Acknowledgements
  • Oxfam in Senegal

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Details

  • NCID
    BA27532456
  • ISBN
    • 0855982837
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    64 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
  • Classification
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