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People & Culture | Language | Other Books &
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Travel Books &
Maps
The Rough Guide to West Africa 5 -
2008- (Paperback) Author Richard Trillo
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
covering the 15 visitable
countries from Mauritania to Cameroon in fifty percent more detail than its
only competitor. Each chapter of the Rough Guide includes thoroughly researched
hotel and restaurant listings, sections on everything from food and language to
media and sport, and thoughtful background on the environment, culture,
history, politics and music
West Africa
(Maps Worldwide)
Paperback, - Lonely Planet
Publications - Country/Regional Guides
This guide covers travel in Benin,
Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea
Bissau Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and
Togo. Features an expanded 32-page section on the region's culture and
birdlife. Listings of places to stay and eat are included for all budgets and
there is comprehensive coverage of contemporary and traditional music. Language
sections and a glossary are also included.
Mauritania Travel Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Institut Geographique National (IGN)
A very general map of Mauritania.
Morocco Handbook : With Mauritania
(amazon.com) - USA
by Anne McLachlan, Keith McLachlan
(Contributor)
Mauritania Country Study Guide
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
Geography, history, people,
language, culture, traditions, economy, government, politics, constitution,
places to visit, info for travelers
History
& Politics
Country Review,
Mauritania 1998/1999
(amazon.com) - USA
by Robert C. Kelly (Editor), Debra
Ewing (Editor), Stanton Doyle (Editor), Denise Youngblood (Editor)
up-to-date source for political and economic information
Silent Terror : A Journey into Contemporary African
Slavery
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk)- Europe
by Samuel Cotton
A moving,
well-documented account of slavery in the '90s If you're sceptical about the
notion that old-fashioned chattel slavery still exists, read this book. Cotton
presents well-documented evidence that slavery exists in Mauritania, and yet
relates this evidence in a tone that is personal and moving. (A reader
from USA , February 17, 1999)
People &
Culture
Wolof (Heritage Library of
African Peoples West Africa)
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk)- Europe
by Tijan M. Sallah
The Children of Mauritania : Days in the Desert and by
the River Shore (The World's Children)
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk)- Europe
by Lauren Goodsmith
Follows
the lives of two children from two of Mauritania's cultural groups: a Moorish
girl and a Halpoular boy.
Language
Wolof-English
Dictionary and Phrasebook
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk)- Europe
As there is no written form of
the language, words and phrases are presented in a special anglicised form that
allows the user to easily speak and understand the language. A concise guide to
grammar and pronunciation is also included. Primarily based on the Gambian
dialect of the language, the book is an invaluable tool wherever Wolof is
spoken.
The Traveler's Ultimate Guide To Speaking
and Translating French and English
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk)- Europe
If you want to learn quick,
concise, French phrases, then this is the book guide for you! This French
Dictionary Type Book has all the phrases you will ever need while traveling.
Whether you're going on a vacation, or just living in an area of the country
with a high French speaking population, this little 'MiniBook' can help you to
understand some things you couldn't before and actually have small
conversations with other French-speakers.
Other Books & Novels
Stories of Women
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk)- Europe
by Shanta Rao, Selim Nassib,
Charles-Henri Favrod
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