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ANSAse.ECIAL'ISSUE

DEDICATED TO OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

Mamaoou5E(jialiou Bah, Universtte de Kankan, B.P. 209, Kanlcan, Republique de eutneeVice-Recteur Charge de te Recherche.

Mamaoou Dian Barry, Depertement d'Histoire, Untversite de Conakry, B.P. 1147, ConakryHistory student. , ,

Abclourahmane Bigne Camara, Directeur du Patrimoine Culturel Nationale, MUs8eNationale, B.P.617, Conakry .

SeydoubaOisse. Direction Nationale desArchives, B.P. 617, ConakryDirecteur National Adjoint, Chef de Division des Entrees et Inspection desArchives Publiques.

MamackluKodloufJIu Diall0, Vice Directeur de la Recherche, umversite de Conakry, B.P. 1147,Conakry

Patne Dieng, Feculte des lettres, Universite deConakry, B.P. 1147, ConakryProfessor of History.

Karinkan Doumbouya, Universite de Kankan, B.P. 209, KankanProfesseur d'Histoire, Doyen de la FacUlte des Lettres et Sciences Humaines.

Salim Fofana, umverstte de Kenken, B.P. 209, KencenProfesseur deSociologie, Vice-Doyen de la Feculte des Lettres et Sciences Humaines.

Lancei Kouvete, Depertement d'Histoire, universtte de Conakry, B.P. 1147, ConakryProfessor, History Department.

Namankoumba Kouvate, Ministere d'Affaires etrangers, ConakryProfessor of History.

N'Fanly Kouvate, Directeur des Relations Exterieures, Administration # 111, untverstte deConakry, B.P. 1147, Conakry ,

OusmeneKouyate, Chef du Bureau d'Etudes et Strategie, Ministere desAffaires Etrangere, B.P. 1010BIS, Conakry

SeyOOuMagassouba,Depertement d'Histoire, Umverstte de Conakry, B.P. 1147, ConakryProfessor, History Department.

'i '1 Tamsir Niane, B.P. 555, Conakryis ian of ancient Mali; publisher, Societe Africaine d'Edition et de Communication (SAEC).

UUJr-~Al Pivi, Universite de Kankan, B.P. 209, Kankanesseur de Philosophie (etnnotone).

DAVID C. CONRAD. President, State University of New York-Oswego

B. MARIE PERINBAM. Vice President, University of Maryland

KATIiRYt' L. GREEt'. Secreta'!, University of Wisconsin· Madison

Advisory Board:

LA:-;SlKE KABA. University of Illinois·Chicago

ROBERT LAL'l"AY. Norrhwesrem University

URGENT NOTICEInternational Conference on Mande Studies. Bamako. 1992

ICMSorganizer Kathryn Green wishes to announce that after conferring with Malian ~ernmentofficials and academiccolleagues on a recent visit to Mali, it has beendecidedthat the InternationalConference on MandeStudies will be postponeduntil late in 1992. Details and further informationwill be coming to you soon in the next ICMS letter. Dr. Green also repeats her request not to faxconference papers and other material to her, becauseshe is charged exorbitant fees to receive themand the conference bu~t cannot bear these charges.

Annual MANSA Meeting

During the course of the annual meeting of the African Studies Association in st. Louis, the sixthannual meeting of the MandeStudies Association will be held on Monday, 25 November from 5:30 to7:00 p.m. at the Adam's Mark Hotel, Room#48, Director's Row. This wm also be announcedin thefinal ASAProgram.

MANSA-Sponsored Panels. ASA Annual Meeting. St. louis

At this year's annual meeting of the African Studies Association. MAN~ is sponsoring two panels:

Panel # 1. Astride the Mali-Mauritanian Frontier: Colonial Policy and Soctal InterectionsChair: Stephen A. Harmon (Arkansas State University)Ann McDougall (University of Alberta), "On the Margin of the MendeWorld: Frontier Problems and

Colonial Policy, Mali-Mauritania, 1912-1945."Stephen A. Harmon (Arkansas State University), "Cheikh Ma al-Amin: Armed Resistance and

Colonial Policy in the French Sudanand Mauritania, 1900-1910. M

RaymondM. Taylor (University of Illinois), ..Oiye and the Construction of Collective Identity in theSouthern Sahara: 1840- 1960. "

Boniface I. Obichere (UCLA), "Nioro du Sahel from the Reign of Ahrnanu Cheikou to 1914: From aTukulor Province to a Colonial District."

Discussant: Charles C. Stewart (University of Illinois)

Panel #2. The Sunjata Epic: History, Literature, and Anthropology (co-sponsored)Chair: Ralph A. Austen (University of ChiC8l;Jl)Ralph A. Austen (University of ChiC8!J), "From Panegyric to Epic to Novel: A Speculative and

Critical History of The Sunjata Text."Stephen Belcher (Pennsylvania State Umversttv), "Sunjata, Sumanguru and Mothers."David C. Conroo (SUNY-OswegJ) , "Alexander the Great and a Town Galled Dakajalan: Questions of

History in Niane's Sundiala."Tal Tamari (CNRS). "The Sunjata Epi,cand the Genesisof The MandeCasteSystem."Discussant: John William Johnson (Indiana University)

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Theses Concerning the Mande WorldWritten by Students at the Universities of Conakry and Kankan

The following lists of theses by Guinean university students were grociously prepared forMANSA by Professor SeyoouMagassoubaof the Department of History, University of Cona~ry , andby Professor Quo-Quo Pivi of Philosophy IEthnology at the ~ind behest of MamaOOuSadialiou Bah,Vice-Rector in charge of research at the University of Kan~an.

Regrettably, I cannot report with any certainty that all, or even a majority of these works areavailable. Qur colleagues at both universities reedilv pointed out that they have been pas bienconservtie Of course, the older the thesis, the less l1~e1y it is to be eceesstnte. I found that officialsand archivists are often unable to produce a particular thesis, and this is certainly outside theprovince of the Pub lie Affairs Officer, USIS. Late in 1989, a MANSAmember wrote to the PAOasking her to acquire for him a 1968 thesis, something that wes apparently impossible for her to 00.This is not to say that there is no longer an extant copy (at the National Archives I did think toemnre on behalf of the MANSAmember and drew a blank), but in casesof most dire need it may be aquestion of journeying to Guineaand locating the former student. Now that we have fellow MANSAmembers among the professors who assign the theses (indeed, some of them are former studentauthors), it is to be hopedthat we can prevail upon them to help us acQuire things we might beinterested in. Though I did not have time to pursue this any farther during the past summer, I will00so on my next visit.

Meanwhile, I have acquired only one of the works listed below, JoelMaxim Mi11imono's "Lesrelations historiQues entre Ie Toron et Ie Konia: desorigines au XIXe siecle" ( 1989), which wasphotocopied for Tim Geysbeelcwhen he was in Guinea last year. How representative it might be, I 00not know. It is 56 pages in length, with a one-P8fJeFrench-Kissi lexicon (twenty items), and abibliography that mainly reflects the lock of eceessGuinean students have to published scholarlyliterature. The nine secondary sources ltsted are mostly so general or off the subject in Question(e.g., C.A.Diop's L :Afriqueprticoloniale, Ki-Zerbo's Histoire$l:Afriquenoire, Balandier's La viequofidienneau royeumedu ~ ) that they could hardly have contributed much to what the studentderived from original research (he did have eceessto at least one volume of Person, plus a Personarticle on Kissi stone sculpture in the Bulletin $I'lFAN). The bibliography also cites sixpreviously written l1emoires$diplame from the same school and eight oral informants betweenseventy and ninety years of age.The 16Ck of recent bibliographical material of course underlines theurgent needfor funding of bOOKSand pertoncals for Guinean universities and their libraries. Thelists below reflect enormous scholarly interest and motivation, as did my conversations withGuinean colleagues at the universities, museums and archives. They greatly desire bibliographieslhelp (acQuiring French- langu~ publications). and they clear ly deserve it.

Coincidentally, the lists from ea:h of the universities contein thirty-five entries. Ibose fromConakry span a per-iod of more than twenty years, while the University of Kankan with its morebasically Mandeorientation, proclucedthe same number in the last three years. Professor Piviprovided this list literally overnight in Kenken, and promised that thesis titles for earlier yearswill be sent on to me later.

People interested in visiting Guinea for purposes of research should send a CV, description ofreseerch, and request for authorization to Dr. MamaclouKooiougJu Diallo, Vice Director of Research(full 8!ifress, p. 1). In our conversation about MANSAmembers' potential research in Guinea, Dr.Diallo madea point of welcoming our future endeavors there. In exchangefor research authorization,researchers are expected to eccept the assistance of a university student interested in particularresearch topics who could occompany them in their project WOir-K.

David C. Conroo

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Repertoire des themes derendus au departement d'llistoire derUniverste de Conakry sur Ie Pll.Ysl1andingues

Hantenin camara, "Contribution e J'histoire des royaumes mandingues (dans la region ()3 Siguiri)lSPresle chute ()3 J'empire" ( 1969)

Ibrahima Kourouma Pasha "Histoire locale du Sab~u" ( 1911)Tour'e Ibrahima KaJiJ, "Monographie historiQue ()3 Kerouane des origines e l'imp Jantation colontele"

( 1911)Soumalr'O Kaba, "L'influence ()3 l'Almamy Samory Toure dans le region torestiere" ( 1911)Kante Balla, "Monographie historiQue du pays Kouranlco" ( 1912)Mariama Kesso Poreko, "La ceramique ()3 Niani, assai ()3 typologie" ( 1912)Alpha 5elcouFanta M~ Conde, "Monographie historique ()3 Siguiri" ( 1914)lbrernme KaJiJ Toure, "La guerre ()3 resistance ()3 l'Almamy Samory Toure contre l'mvesion

coloniale franl;8ise" ( 1914)SalchoAmara, "Relations ntstortoues entre Ie pays Manding et te pays Kissi des origines a

l'implentetion colomele" ( 1914)Faboure camara, "Monographie historique ()3 NiEglSSOJades origines a l'tntruston coloniale

francaise" (1915)Mohamed Conde, "Le gt>ereooud'epras les traditions IOO8les"( 1975)Leneet Kouyate, "Contribution a l'etuce tE le SlXiete tredttiorelle du Wassoulou" ( 1916)Conte Demba, "Monographie historique du Morfah des origines a l'implantation coloniale" ( 1977)MemeckluPathe Oieng, "Surviv8nces traditionelles: ceremonies tE le mare ()3 Baro (Kouroussa)"

( 1977)Keremoko Toure, "Monographie historique ()31a Haute 8uinea ~ !'implantation coloniele a

J'indepenli!nce" ( t 980)Amara Salco, "Monographie historiQue de la Haute Guinea desorigines a !'implantation coloniale"

( 1980)SeyOOuMagassouba, "Monographie historique de SakoduguIi! I'irnplentation coloniale a

l'indBpendence" ( 1983)Cheick Mohamed Thiem, "Monogrephie historique de Toumbouctou" ( 1985)Fanta Conde, "Monographie historique de Koumara (Kouroussa) des origines a l'impJantation

coloniale" ( t 985)Laye Sylle, "Contribution a l'etude economique Ii! la Guinea: efforts Ii! guerre dans Ie Cerc1eIi!

Kouroussa ( 1939-45)" 1985sevne camara, "Mise en place des Djallonka en Haute Guinea" ( 1985)Mamedi camara, "Les Konianlca (Beyla-Kerouani) histoire et civilisetion" ( 1981)Mamadi Ooumbouya, "La province de Kolonkalan d'apres les treditions IOO8lesU

( 1987)N'mah Kante, "Role et l'importance de la forge dans les societas treditionnel1es Mending" ( t 987)Fatoumata Kebe, "Recueil et analyse de toponymes en Haute Guinee" ( 1987)5ekou Magassouba, "Les transactions commerciales dans le Boure sous le regne de Kankou Moussa"

( 1988)Sidil<i Kouroussa, "Relations entre te Bate (Kanlcan) et te fouta theocratique" ( 1988)Lancei Kouloubaly, "Monographie historique ()3 Kouloubalioou~u des origines a !'implantation

coloniale" ( 1988)Aboourahamane Conte, "Relations entre le N'Gabouet le Fouta DjaJon theocralique" ( 1989)Lansena Khassory Ioure, "Les relations entre Ie Bate (Kenken) et Ie Maresh (Foreeerteh) Ii!s

origines it t'imptentetton coloniale" (1989)NamOOluSaloou Diop, "Les castes en Haute-Guinea" ( 1990)

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AIKa1ySoumah, "Survivencesde lacivilisations Djallonkaen Heute-Ouinee" (1990)Mamtmu Keyra, Tart en Haute-Guinee" ( 1990)HmI5i:Ju Diello, "La chante de Kouroukanfuga d'apres les traditions oreles" ( 1990)Fsnan SaKo, "La confrerie des chasseurs a Siguiri" ( 1990)

Themesdememoire relatirs auHanding traittis a IVniversite deKankan(1989-91J

Moh8med Doukoure, "Monogr8phie historique d'Alb8deri8h des origines a nos jours" ( 1989)AiOssstaSow, "Relations historiques entre Ie Fouta OjaHon et Ie Haut Niger" ( 1989)Sekou Tr~re, "MonOJraphie htstorique de Tigutbiry (Stguirt) des origines a 1958" ( 1989)Amaoou Bah, "La confrerie des chasseurs e Siguiri" ( 1989)Memfdlu Lemerene Berry, "Place des Merebouts dans le societe trooitlonnel1e Guineenne: Bassin du

Haut Niger" ( 1989)Aboubacar TounKara, "Monographie historique de BalandoufJlu (Kenken) des origines 8 1958"

( 1989)Mamadi Diello, "La conferie des chasseurs dans Ie Wassolou" ( 1989)Mohamed Camara, "MonCWjraphiehistorique de Makono (Kenkan) des origines 8 1958" ( 1989)Amfdlu Conde, "La conferie des chasseurs 8 Kourousss" ( 1989)Fatoumata Lencine Camara, "MoOOJraphie historique de Konsankoro (Kerouane) des origines 8

l'implentetion coJoniele" ( 1989)Alamal<oConde, "MonCWjraphiehistorique de Baro (Kourousss) des origines B l'intrusion colentele"

( 1989)Lopou OopavOJui, "MonCWjraphiehisterique de Soumankoy (Kenken) des origines B 1'1ndependence"

( 1989)Oiarra Camara, "ROle historique du Boure ems Ie Manding" ( 1989)Aboubf£8r Kourouma, "Etude d'une eeote de tradition orale: Djellbakoro (Kenken)" ( 1989)Joel Maxime Mmimono, "Les relations historiques entre Ie Toron et Ie Kania des origines au 1ge S"

(1989)Alpha Mamfdlu Balde, "Historique des relations de perente dans le Mending" ( 1989)Mamadi Conde, "Etude d'une eeole de tredttion orale" ( 1989)Mamaay Mara, "Monographie historique de Soromaya (Kerouane) des origines a 1958" ( 1989)Fabory Keita, "Mythes et reelistes de la Mare Nantamba (Kourousse)" ( 1989)Morike Sidibe, "MonQJraphie historique de Samara (Kerouane)" ( 1989)Abooulaye xette, "Etude du fetichisme dans la societe traditionnelle Maninke - centre d'appllcatton

Siguiri" (1990)Sekouba Sacko, "Mon()Jrephie historique de SakOOlugJU(Mandiena) de l'intrusion coloniele a

l'independence" ( 1990)Facely Minata Oulere, "Monographie historique de Oulareoou dans le Sankaran des origines 8

l'implantation cotomele" ( 1990)Isse Kouyate, "Monographie historique de Dyalakoro (Mandiana) des origines e 1'intrusion coloniele"

( 1990)Fapoutan Ioukera, "La societe tradiUonnelle Maninka face au cnrtsnemsme du XIXeSo8

l'independence Guineene en 1958" ( 1990)FooeBaba Conde, "Souleymane Kante, auteur meeonnu de la littereture du N'ko" ( 1990)Namory Berete, "Cerectere did/dique des contes Maninka chez le conteur traditionnel Mamady Conde

de DaboIa" ( 1990)

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SeKouOulere, "Statut et situation des filles meres dens ls societe Maninka - centre d'epphcation -Siguiria ( 1991 )

Boliverd Koikoi erovtJJui, "PIE£ede la baraka dens le morale du Manding centre d'epplicatton -Kankan" ( 1991 )

DaJudacamara, "Analyse soctologiQuede l'tnterpenetretlon de 1atredttton et du modernisme dans lesoctivites socio-culturelles 8 Siguiri" ( 1991 )

Dieume Diallo, "Monographie historique de Dounokolo (Mandiana) des origines 8 1958" ( 199\)Fanta Mal{ xette, "Monographte histortQue du SBke(Siguiri) des ortglnes a !'intrusion colonlale"

( 1991)Keletigui Douleoure, "Monographie historiQue de Koumban (Kanlean) des origines a l'implantation

coloniale" ( 1991 )Aboub8:8r Mane, "Les relations historiQues entre Ie Ouladeet Ie Bate des origines 8 1958" ( 199 l )Lamine Sangare, "Monographie historiQue de Foloningbe (Kankan) des origines a 1898" ( 1991 )

Val1ees du NigerLes richesses ercheolOOigues,culturelles et environnementales desvallees du neuve Niger

Among the twenty-eight members of the Conseil Scientifique serving as Wlisers to thisambitious project ere four members of the MendeStudies Association, and perhaps they wi 11informus of future developments. The following announcement which is published in an ettrecttve, slickbrochure was provided for MANSAcourtesy of the Comite ScienllfiqtJe National pour Ie Patriominein a meeting at the Musee Nationale de le Repubhque deGuinee in Conakry:

La recherche scientifique, conduite par desequipes internetioneles dens les pays traverses parle Niger a profondement reneuvele, depuis une vingtBine d'ennees notre connaissance du passe. Elle arevele l'importance descultures enrentees dans !'immense bassin et Ie sens de leur heritage pour leshommes d'aujourd'hui.

Avec le plein concours des musees africains coneernes, de plusieurs musees emerfceins eteuropeens, le Mus8e National desArts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie (Xlleme Depertement des nusees deFrance) organise, it 18 fin de l'annee 1992, une exposition destinee it mettre en valeur leseontlnuttes, les changements, les valeurs erttsuqaes et culturelles de la cuvette nigerienne.L'exposrtion visera ala fois a illustrer le role primordial joue par le fleuve et ses vellees anciennesdans la circulation des hommes, des marchandises et des savoirs, et it valoriser la beaute des temoinstatsses par ces cultures tres souvent inconnues du public.

Un intense travail de preparation est en cours pour recueil1ir , la part la plus large possible del'information scientlfiQue Qui sera, ensuite, mise a la disposition du pubhc international sous formemtormettsee et essistere constamment les chercheurs de toutes nettonelttes Qui ant contribue etcontribuent 8 ce lent devoitement du passefecond du fleuve Niger.

L'exposttion cherchera eusst a poser franchement et de memere simple tes prcnlemes difficilesde sauvegarde du patrimoine, a l'heure de tous les pillages, a montrer par desexemples concretscomment le travail de recherche, depuis les sites anciens [usqu'au rnusee moderne, en passant parles ieooretcires peut contr1buer ala rots ala sauvegarde de ce patr1moine et a l'enrichissement,d'irremplat;able meniere, de nos connaissances sur le passede l'Afrique.

Diverses publications sont prevues a I'occeston de eette exposition, oont un catalogue scientttioueQui eure l'embition deconstituer un bon instrument de recherche et d'autre part un guide commode,simple et clair pour eccompeqner le visite: l'audiovisuel sera present, aussi bien dans l'expositionque par un film d'accompagnement destine aux televisions.

Sousdes formes diverses qui sont en cours dediscussion, ceUe exposition devrait etre presentee

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en 1993 et 1994 aux Etats-Unis, aux Pays Bas et en Afrique (Paris, Washington, Leiden, Bamako,Niamey, Ouagemu(J>u,Guinee, Mauritanie et Nigeria).

L'Ambition des organisateurs, solidement appuyes par un cornrte scientifique international est defournir, pour 1apremiere fois ace niveau, une occasion pour les Africains, les Americainset lesEuropeens de mesurer it leur exacte valeur l'importance historiQue de cultures trap sauventregardees comme de simples objets de curiosite ethnographique ou eetnetiqoe.Jean Devisse, Professeur emerite d'histotre et d'arctleologie de l'Afrique, Universite de Paris IJean Polet, Charge de 1asection Afrique du Xlleme oepartement des riusees de France

For Guinea's part in these proceedings, its ComlteScientifiqueNational pour lePatrimoine has18unchedits ProjetN8tion8IreRa:herchesArclJffologiquesetHistoriques, PhlJSe/: LeSitereN/aniThe first draft of their plan was completed early in August, 1991 and has been shared with MANSA,but they have esked us not to publish the plan until they have had a chance to revise it. The activecommittee members in ConBkry include N8fTlenkoumbaKouyate, MohamedSa~ho, Pathe Dieng, LenceiKouyate, Karinka Doumbouya, Baro MohamedKeita, Oury Oiall0, Saioou Oioubate, Bandian Ireore,and Oiaguily Oieng, with Djibril Tamsir Niane serving as a Vice-president of the committee.

(D.C.C.)Book Releases

Publications by the JAMANA Cooperative of Bamako. Mali(We are grateful to Valentin F. Vydrin of Leningrad for submitting this report.)

Many MANSAmembers k.nowa popular Malian bi-month1y, Jamana, which has been publishedsince 1984. Two years after its founding, supporters of this magazine created a cooperative of thesame name.

The main sphere of activities of this cooperative is the promotion of written and oral knowledge.It has grown to be publisher of the most popularnewspaper in Mali, Les Echos. A Bamana-languagemonthly Jel<abaara is also being prOOucedby this cooperative.

Jamana Cooperative seems to be the only independent publishing house for literature on thenational languagesof Mali. In 1989 its first three Bamana language bOOKSappeared. These include ahistorical narrative, Gemandali Babilen; a bi-lingual (Bemene-Freneh) book Sentencesetproverbes Bamanan; and Le Petit Prince (Masadennin) by Antoine de Sstnt-Exuperv (Antuwani Desen Tegiziperi), translated by Bul<ari Jara.

As far as I know, Masadennin is the very first translation of a foreign work of fiction intoBamana. Prices of these books are from 1000 to 2000 CFA.Other publications are anticipated.

These bool<sand other proouctions of the Jamana CooperaUve can be found m the JamanaBookstore in Bamako. The Erl:iress is:

Jamana Cooperative, rue 106 x 129, Oulofobou~u, B.P. 2043, BamaKO,Mali.Its account is: BIAO, 211 CTE36011.361 J

BDM, 260-422DValentin F. Vydrin, Leningrad

le journal de Souadou; by Elhadj Alpha Bessie Barry. Conakry: Societe Africaine d'£ditionat de Communication (SAEC), 1991.

This autobiographical novel of the Futa Jalon is the first bOOKreleased by SAEC,the Republic ofGuinea's first publishing house. SAECwas founded in Conal<ry in 1990 by Djibril Tamsir Niane. In a

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prefece to Le journal de SoueOOu,Mr. Niane explains why this bOOKwas chosen as ~EC's firstpubhcation:

Cechoix s'explique par le theme du roman qui restitue un moment crucial de l'htstofre la plusrecente meis aussi la plus oouloureuse de notre pays: les derniers soubresauts de la colonisation etles balbutiements de notre independence.

11se jusUf1e egalement par Ie proceoo lItteraire fMilpte par te narrateur, un recit-temoign~ Qui sedBroule, sous la forme d'un journal saisissant sur Ie vif les evenements et les acteurs, avec uncertain reculpar rapport au vecu passionnel de situations traumatisantes. SoufMilu, une petiteguineenne du futa Djalon, nous fait revivre, avec sa sensibilite de jeune paysanne africaine,l'apres-guerre et Ie premier quart de steele de l'accession a 1'1ndependencede la Guinea.SoufMilu s'exprtme dans la langue et avec les expressions enseignees a l'epCXluepar l'ecole coloniale.Cette ecrtture, emaillee d'archalsmes et de "prectosites" peut apparaltre demooeeet d8suete dansnotre contexte contemporain, mais elle reflete fidBlement l'ambiance realites de periOOesheureusement aujourd'hul revolues, . .Au-dela c'un pan de notre histoire qui a provCXluede profonde sequel1esdans J'esprit de nombre denos compatriotes, ce premier livre de la ~EC es un messeeed'espoir dans "le vent de ltberte" Quicommence e se lever sur rAfrique des ennees 90 et annonce les mutations qui mettront le continent"sur orbite du developpement".

~EC's next releese will be Les eventuriers du Zi~m~, e novel by Keremoko Kouroume. Thepublishers 8Itiress (which is the same as D.T. Niane's bookstore) is: Societe Africaine d'Edition et deCommunication (SAEC) , Belle Vue - Route de Kaporo, B.P. 555 ConaKry, RepubllQue de euinee.

Soundjata la gloire du Mali (La grande geste du Mali - Tome 2), YoussoufTataCisse and Wa KamissoKo. £ditions KARTHALAet ARSANParis, 1991.

ARSANstands for Association Pour la Promotion de le Recherche Scientifique en Afrique Noire,formerly Known as Association SCOAThis organization has accounted for the publication of severalof Youssouf Cisses volumes beginning with the reports from the BamaKOand Niamey SCOAeollooutums of the 1970's, in 8Itiition to worKS by Mooina Ly- Tall, SeyoouCemara and Bouna.Diouera. L'histoire du Mande d'apres Jeli KanKu Madi Jabate de Kela (Paris, 1987), and DjibrilTamsir Niane, Histoire des Mandingues de rOuest (Paris, 1989). ARSANis also in the process ofbringing out a history of the SoninKe by Germaine Dieterlen. Forthcoming ARSANpublicationsprojected for the next two years include volume 3 of Cisse and KamissoKO'SLa grande geste du Mali,and a French translation of Thomas Hale's Scribe. eriot & Novelist. Narrative Interpreters of theSangha\' Empire.

New and Renewed MANSA Members.Research Specializations & Address Changes

Vlooimir Arseniev, URSSCCCP'199164 Leningroo, University emb., Institut of Ethnography,Academy of Sciences

Professor of Ethnologie specializing in Bamana culture.Jean-Louis Bourgeois, P.O. Box 526, El PrfMil, NM 87529

AOObearchitecture; vernacular architecture; history of Islam in Mali, Mauritania, Senegal.

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Eric Charry, 217A King St., Princeton, NJ 08540Dissertation topic: "The Great Tradition of MandeMusic: A Historical, Theoretical, and Proctical

Study". Fieldwork in Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea:Priscilla Colt, 45 Gramercy Park N., New York, NY 100 I 0

terrecotte art of the Bamana, and of the Jenne region.Mamadoll Doumbia, 218 B. 46th St., Philadelphia, PA 19139

Teacher of African history in Mali, interested in history of Mande.Sabine Grone, Emil-Warburg-Weg 17,8580 Bayreuth, Germany

Student of West African history, studying with Professor Dierk Lange, Bayreuth University.Martin Ford,11 062 Clocktower Lane, Laurel MD 20708 (eOCIresschange)LauraA. Harris, 403 - 13th Avenue West, Kirkland, WA 98033EugeniaW. Herbert, Mount Holyoke College, Department of History, South Hadley, MA 01075Barbara Hoffman, 816 Auto Mall Road,Sutte 222, Bloomington, IN 47401 (ack1resschange)Allen Howard (Sponsor), Department of History, Van Dyck Hall, Rutgers University, New

Brunswick, NJ 08903James A. Jones, P.O.Box 116, Newark, DE 19715Ph.D. student, University of Delaware; dissertation topic "The Dakar-Niger Railroad and its Impact

on the Inhabitants of the Miltlle Niger Va11eyfrom 1880 to J 960".Adria LaViolette, Carter G. WoodsonInstitute, University of Virginia, 1512 Jefferson Park Avenue,

Char lottesville, VA 22903 (aeXiresschange)Petrtck Royer, 424 Hi11ington Way, Madison, WI 53705Ph.D. candidate, Department of AnthropolDJ)l, University of Illinois. Research on the diffusion of

religious cults in the Voltaic region, particularly in the Bobo Dioulasso area.Mahir Saul, Yale University, Department of Anthropolcqy, P.O.Box 2114 Yale Station, New Haven,

CT 06520 (eOCIresschange)Eric Silla, Northwestern Department of History, 1881 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208- 2200Doctoral student, dissertation topic: Social history of indigenous medical systems in the middle Niger

valley of Mali during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Ingse skettum, Klassik og romensk institutt, Universitetet i Oslo, P.B. 1007 Blindern, 1315 Oslo

3, NorwayOral tradition as perpetuated in mooern literature amongst Mandinl}J writers.

M.P. SYPKensSmit, SKOP, Postbox 87,8050 AB Hattem, The NetherlandsStanley J. Tarver, 70 HoweStreet #405, New Haven, CT 065 11Formerly Director of Education at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Now pursuing doctoral studies at

Yale University: Mandehistory, art and culture, special interest in the senegambia region.E. van Houen, a Patiab (Koussanar), Region de Tambocounda, senegal (from 5/4/91 to 4/4/92).

HomeeOCIress:Centre for non-Western Studies. University or tetcen, P.O.Box 9515. 2300 RALeiden, The Nether lands

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