edited by R. James Bingen, David Robinson, and John M. Staatz.
East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
c2000.
xx, 380 p. :
ill., map ;
23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Mary Jo Arnoldi -- Preface / David Wiley -- Introduction / R. James Bingen, David Robinson, John M. Staatz -- Cultural and Historical Setting -- Overview of the Section on Cultural and Historical Contributions / David Robinson -- Perspectives on History and Culture: The Case of Mali / Adame Ba Konare -- "French Africans"--Faidherbe, Archinard, and Coppolani: The "Creators" of Senegal, Soudan, and Mauritania / David Robinson -- Generational Conflict in the Umarian Movement after the Jihad: Perspectives from the Futanke Grain Trade at Medine / John H. Hanson -- Women in Francophone West Africa in the 1930s: Unraveling a Neglected Report / Ghislaine Lydon -- Labor Migration, Gender, and Social Transformation in Rural Mali / Maria Grosz-Ngate -- Economic and Agricultural Policy Reform -- Overview--MSU's Food Security Research and Outreach Program in Mali / John M. Staatz -- Food Security Policy Reform in Mali and the Sahel / Josue Dione -- The Response of Cereals Traders to Agricultural Market Reform in Mali / Niama Nango Dembele, John M. Staatz -- The Reform of Rice Milling and Marketing in the Office du Niger: Catalysts for an Agricultural Success Story in Mali / Salifou Bakary Diarra, John M. Staatz, Niama Nago Dembele -- Small-Scale Inland Valley Swamp Rice Production: A Viable Enterprise in the Grain-Cotton Farming System of Southern Mali / Georges Dimithe -- Cotton in Mali: The "White Revolution" and Development / James Tefft -- Political Innovation -- Overview--The Malian Path to Democracy and Development / R. James Bingen.