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By Anthony G. Pazzanita

Mauritania is bordered through Senegal within the south, Mali within the east, Algeria within the some distance northeast, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the north. Comprised regularly of monstrous stretches of wilderness, this younger nation has escaped the ravages of the violent interstate and civil conflicts that experience so bedeviled Africa. Mauritanian society possesses old antecedents and a common non secular religion that has been practiced over numerous centuries. those features have given the rustic a occasionally fragile yet really resilient experience of nationwide identification, which has survived into the twenty first century within the face of strong political, neighborhood, ethnic/racial, and tribal rivalries for the reason that its independence in 1960. An economic climate mostly established at the export of uncooked fabrics, a susceptible agricultural quarter, and a harsh weather in so much parts extra upload to the demanding situations confronting all Mauritanians. The 3rd variation of the historic Dictionary of Mauritania_through its chronology, introductory essay, maps, bibliography, and hundreds and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on very important folks, areas, occasions, associations, and demanding political, financial, social, and cultural aspects_provides an immense reference on Mauritania.

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