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financial report (1116/99), and it would be presented byVice-President Barbara Frank (who would also handledues and membership issues during the meeting).

Wooten's report covers the period October 26,1998-November 6, 1999. The balance in the MANSAaccount at the beginning of that period was $1,573.97.During this reporting period our deposits totaled$2,145.34. Most of this was membership dues, with avery small amount coming from returned balances fromadvance checks for newsletter production. During theyear we paid out $1,235.18, mostly reflecting the costof newsletter production and mailing. A very smallcomponent stems from charges for returned checks (i.e.,insufficient funds). At the time of the report, thebalance in the MANSA account was $2,484.13.

At present we have membership records forapproximately 322 individuals or institutions (up 29from the last reporting period). We have a total of 154current members, i.e., members with dues paid (up 4from the last reporting period). We have a total of 73sponsored members (up 5). We have a total of 9libraries and 3 institutions on our complimentarydistribution list (no change from last reporting period).There are 83 lapsed membership records, i.e., peoplewho have stopped paying dues to the Association and/orwho have lost contact. During the reporting period, 16new members joined the Association (down from 23who joined during the previous period) and III peoplerenewed their memberships (up from 70 membersrenewing during the previous period).

Wooten reminded us that the MANSA bankaccount was still with Citizen's Bank in East Lansing,MI. He proposed that if he were re-elected Secretary-Treasurer, that in order to facilitate more efficientfinancial operations, the MANSA account be movedfrom East Lansing, Michigan to Eugene, Oregon.

The next item on the agenda was re-election of theSecretary-Treasurer, which in accord with the by-laws iscarried out on alternate years from election of Presidentand Vice-President. Conrad noted that Stephen Wooten

A detailed description of issue of Mamie Studies 1 o. 1(1999) was published in the last issue (#41) of MA SANewsletter (p. 2). That information is also nowavailable on the MANSA web-site.

The price of the journal will be $30 to institutions.$15 to individuals. At the ASA meeting there were lWO

circulars available that provided subscriptioninformation, including the address for ordering. One wasprepared solely for the journal, and the other includedthe journal among other publications of the AfricanStudies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison .One or the other of these is being enclosed with thisissue of the newsletter.

Minutes of the 14th Annual MeetingMande Studies AssociationMarriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA

November 13, 1999, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Present: Tavy Aherne, Laura Arntson, Ralph Austen,Stephen Belcher, Catherine Bogosian, George Brooks,Eric Charry, David Conrad, Ferdinand Dejong, RosaDeJorio, Barbara Frank, David Goodman, MariaGrosz-Ngate, Sten Hagberg, Musa Hakim, JohnHanson, Joseph Hellweg, Christian Hejbjerg, AllenHoward, John Hutchison, John Johnson, Kassim Kone,Kirsten Langeveld, Joe Lauer, Marie-Nathalie LeBlanc,Sabine Luning, Greg Mann, Peter Mark, AnnMcDougall, Patrick McNaughton, Mohamed SaidouN'Daou, Robert Newton, Chuck Riley, JacquelineRobinson, Dorothea Schulz, Kathleen Slobin,Mohamed Soumare, Papa Susso, Jeanne Toungara,Karim Traore, Richard Warms, Donald Wright.

President David Conrad opened the meeting byfeIllOltm' tgtbatSecretary-TreasurerStephen Wooten was

10 attend this year, but that he had submitted his

DAVIDC.0Nwl. President, Slate University of New York-OswegoBARBARAE. FRANK,Vice President, Slate University of New York-Stony BrookSn::PHEN WOOfEN,Secretary-Treasurer. University of Oregon

Advisory BoardPeter Mark. Wesleyan UniversityTereba Togola, Ministry of Culture and Tourism. BamakoJeanne Maddox Toungara, Howard UniversityKarim Traore, University of Georgia

de Broijo. University of LeidenI.lIaL SOAS. University of London

• l'mersire d'Abidjan&::=:-~=~t:niversity of New York-Cortland

has done a good job in that post. He nominated Wootenfor another term, and called for further nominations.There were none, and Wooten was unanimously electedto serve another term as Secretary- Treasurer. Pat~kMcNaughton then moved in favor of Wooten's proposalto transfer the bank account, seconded by RichardWarms, carried with a strong majority.

Next on the agenda was a report on the newjournal Maude STudies, presented by Stephen Belcher(who as co-editor with Ariane Deluz has bdn serving asthe primary mover on getting the first issue into print).Belcher reported that the first issue was in proof form,that the second issue is already well on the way tocompletion, and that David Henige had provided us withpromotion circulars to be passed around at ASA.

Reviewing the general plan of Maude Studies,Belcher reminded us that our journal will be publishedannually, that it is to be peer-reviewed, and that we needsubmissions. The journal is publi hed by theUniversity of Wisconsin- Madi n African StudiesProgram. They are generou Iy allowing us extra copiesfor distribution to African in tiruuons. but MANSAwill quite rightly be respon ible for pa~lng the costs ofdistribution.

Belcher reponed that the editors had invitedvarious people to serve on the editonal board. Theseincluded Mamadou Diawara, Alma Gottlieb. EugeniaHerbert, Lansine Kaba, Lilyan Kesteloot, . furtin Klein.Robert Launay, Barbara Lewi . and 0<1\ i Conrad (exofficio).

Belcher asked that attending members ratify the Ii tof proposed board members. After me larification ofhow and why the people were chosen Iaccording to areasof specialization), it was moved, seconded and carriedwith one abstention.

The next item of the agenda involved MA SAAdvisory Board changes. Conrad noted that the terms ofAlfa Bah and Peter Mark were up thi year. and thatPeter Mark had expressed interest in serving for anotherterm. In addition, three members of the Advisory Boardwere now on the Editorial Board of the new journal:Ariane Deluz, Marnadou Diawara, and Lansine Kaba,This left a total of five slots open on the AdvisoryBoard. Nominations were called for, and the followingpeople were nominated: Peter Mark, Yacouba Konate.Mirjam DeBruijn, Karim Traore, and Jeanne MaddoxToungara. All five were elected to the board.

The agenda next called for a report fromLansine Kaba regarding plans for the Conference"Samori in the Year 2000" but Kaba was not present atthe moment Conrad noted that Kaba was extremelybusy because he is now President-Elect of ASA, and

congratulations were tendered to our distinguishedcolleague in his absence.

Members were asked for their views on theproblem of sending computers to West Africa. KassimKone responded that he and John Hutchinson have beendonating computers for a few years now. Koneexplained that they send hardware in containers fromNew York for $2.75 per kilo. and that they have a wayof doing it so it is not subject to problems with Maliancustoms. Conrad asked Kassirn to write a memo for thenewsletter explaining how this is done (see separateitem, this issue].

Kassim Kane also mentioned that Macintoshcompatible Bamana language software is available forfree, and that those interested could contact him.

Regarding the MANSA web-site, the Presidentasked for comments, questions, suggestions,complaints, up-dates, corrections. He noted thatcorrections are ongoing and that a new section for thejournal Mat/de STudies is being added. He said RobertNewton has been working on the bibliography, but thatit is a difficult and understandably slow process. Newtonreported that he is building a reference database and thatpeople need to continue to submit material, preferablyin database form.

In keeping with MANSA tradition, Conradasked for tentative topics for MANSA-sponsored panelsfor ASA 2000 in ashville. He noted that it had been toour advantage for MA SA member Tom Hale to serveas ASA panel chair for 1999, and that PatrickMe .aughton would be serving in the same capacity forASA 2000.

Acknowledging that every year there areinevitable conflicts in the panel scheduling, Conradencouraged MANSA folk to show up for MANSA-sponsored panels whenever possible, to support theircolleagues. Robert Newton identified some problemswith scheduling, and Jeanne Toungara suggested that aletter be written to ASA to vent concerns. Peter Markdescribed an ASA mix-up for his panel proposal thisyear, and announced that he was turning it into anunofficial roundtable on the following day.

A few suggestions for MANSA Panels forASA 2000 were finally made: Peter Mark, "PrecolonialIdentity and Ethnicity: Mettisage Culturelle"; RichardWarms and Greg Mann, "The Times of Modibo Keita";Laura Arntson suggested a panel of something havingto do with "Local Knowledge" and David Conrad offeredto chair another panel on Samori, if anything happenswith commemorative plans for the year 2000. Memberswere reminded that these suggestions are always regardedas tentative, and that they are welcome to submit

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suggestions between n \\ and next March.On the ubject of a future International

Conlcrcnc _ Mandc tudics, Conrad reminded themcmbe that we have a standing invitation to meet inCote d'l \ oire from Yacouba Konate who would be ourpnncrpal hason there, Marie-Nathalie Leblanc notedthat. he ces regular trips to Abidjan and offered to- rvC a rom ard observer and contact wi th Konate.C fad reported that for future international meetings,we have expressions of interest from Burkina Faso(Lazare Ki-Zcrbo for Bobo Dioulasso); Paris (Jean-LoupArnsclle at EHESS), Berlin (Dorothea Schulz, duringthe next 3 years while she is there); Rome (Marie LuisaCiminclli, who would be our Iiason there).

Conrad stressed that to go forward with plansfor a meeting in Cote d'I voire or anyplace c1se, we needa demonstration of serious interest from a significantnumber of members, in addition to reasonably strongon-site location support.

Several general announcements were offered atvarious times during the meeting: Barbara Frankannounced that a film/video of Mali is available fromJanet Goldner. Robert Newton told of a web collectionof Multimedia Inc. images and sounds from Mali that isavailable from the African Studies Program at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison. Peter Markexpressed strong concern that the plans for the Musee del'Homme in Paris warrant serious concern fromacademics, and mentioned that he may draft a letter forsignatures from MANSA members. D. Conradreminded members of Mamadou Diawara's upcomingmeeting at Point Sud in Bamako, the Colloqueinternational to be held 12-18 February. Conrad alsoannounced that MANSA T-shirts are still available forsale. He concluded the meeting with thanks to BarbaraFrank for performing Wooten's duties, and to themembers who attended. Meeting adjourned c. 9 p.m.

Sending Computers to Colleaguesin West Africaby Kassim Kone

With regards to sending computer and other equipmentto Mali as we discussed in Philadelphia, there are a fewoptions: One is that a scholar going to Africa maybring a single computer in the luggage and claim (whenasked by customs) that it will be used for work. If thelaptop to be donated is in addition to Q~e actuallybrought for research, it can be explained that theadditional one would be used on fieldtrips.

The second option is what John Hutchison and

I have been doing for a few years now, which consistsof sending computers and other accessories by container.So far we have been sending them only to Mali. Manysuch possibilities exist for other African countries. Iwill need to explore the possibilities to ship to theother West African countries where our MANSArelatives would like to send equipment. What we do isgather equipment (Macintosh and PC, printers andscanners etc.) and send them to an office in New YorkCity. Once the equipment arrives in New York, all thatis required is the payment of $2.75 per kilogram; theshipper has business representatives in Abidjan andBamako to take care of the other logistics. It isimportant that the recipient's phone number and addressbe on the package/carton. Once the package gets there,someone will call the recipient to come and take theparcels. The recipient does not have to payany additional fees. If you are sending a parcel tosomeone who does not have a phone, it remainsnecessary that this person have someone with aphone number under whose care the shipment would besent. What I would suggest at this time is that peoplewanting to send equipment get in contact with me and Iwill provide them with the address in New York towhich they could send the equipment. They shouldweigh the item in the meantime and divide the weightin pounds by 2.2 to get it in kg (to be multiplied by$2.75 for delivery in Bamako). We will discussthe payment details as needs arise. Once everyone hasdone it once or twice, my assistance will no longer benecessary. As for the equipment people want to send,anything that they may have been using 3 to 5 yearsago that still works can be sent to Africa. Forequipment such as printers, which require ink cartridgesor ribbons, one should consider whether such suppliesare available. A printer in good condition but for whichthere are no available ink cartridges would obviouslynot be very helpful.

Up-Date on MANSA Members' Activities

EUGENIA HERBERT is now the book review editor ofthe A SA's African Studies Review.LANSINE KABA is the new President of the AfricanStudies Association.The October 1999 issue of Anthropology News reportsthat President Bill Clinton appointed archaeologistSUSAN KEECH MCINTOSH of Rice University tothe Cultural Property Advisory Committee. TheCommittee advises the President on the import ofarchaeological and ethnological materials into the U.S.

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ERIC SILLA's book People Are Not the Slime:Leprosy and ldentitv ill Twentieth-Centurv Mali (1998)was recently announced as the winner of the prestigiousArnaury Talbot Prize, which is awarded annually to theauthor, or authors, of a work which a distinguishedpanel of scholars judge to be the most valuable work ofanthropological research relating to Africa submittedduring the annual competition.STEPHEN WOOTEN was selected by the U.S.Department of Education to serve as a member of theNational Review Panel for the African Studiescomponent of the 2000-2003 competition forinstitutional funding under the Department'sTitle VI program for National Resource Centers andForeign Language and Area Studies Fellowships.

Book Releases

BOOKS:Ralph Austen. 1999. 111 Search of Sunjata: The Mal/deOral Epic as Historv. literature, and Performance.Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press.Contents:"The Dichotomy of Power and Authority in MandeSociety and in the Epic of Sunjata"

John William Johnson"The History of the Sunjata Epic: A Review of theEvidence"

Ivor Wilks"The Epic of Sunjata: Structure, Preservation andTransmission"

Seydou Camara"The Historical Transformation of Genres: Sunjata asPanegyric, Folktale, Epic, and Novel"

Ralph A. Austen"Sinimogo--'Man for Tomorrow': Sunjata on theFringes of the Mande World"

Stephen Belcher"Searching for the Historical Ancestor: The Paradigm ofSunjata in Oral Traditions of the Sahel (13th-19thCenturies)"

Mamadou Diawara"The Gesere of Borgu: A Neglected Type of MandingDiaspora"

Paulo Fernando De Moraes Farias"Jeli and Sere: The Dialectics of the Word in theManden"

Karim Traore"Mooning Armies and Mothering Heroes: FemalePower in Mande Epic Tradition"

David C. Conrad

Sunjata as Written Literature: The Role of the LiteraryMediator in thc Dissemination of the Sunjata Epic"

Stephen BulmanButchering Heroism": Sunjata and the Negotiation ofPostcolonial Mande Identity in Diabatc's Le Boucher deKouta"

James R. \kGuire"The Production and Reproduction of Sunjata"

Charles S. Bird"An Ethnography of the Epic of Sunjata in Kela"

Jan Jansen"Out of Print The Epic Cassette as Intervention,Reinvention, and Commodity"

Robert C. NewtonPp. 349, ISBN 0-253-21248-0, pb.

Andrew F. Clark. 1999. From Frontier 10 Backwater:Economy and Society in the Upper Senegal Yallev(West Africa), 1850-1920. Lanham, MD: UniversityPress of America.

This book follows the interaction of politics,economy, society, and ecology in the upper Senegalvalley from the middle of the nineteenth centurythrough the end of World War I. During this turbulentperiod, the region was transformed from an export-producing area on the frontier of European expansioninto a marginal labor reserve. The valley included thesparsely populated regions of Bundu, Khasso andGajaaga, along with the societies of Bambuk andGidimaka in the transitional zone between the SaharaDesert and the Guinea rain forest. Over time, changingFrench interests constantly shifted the areas ofimportance, yet settlements along the water routes weregenerally larger, more economically diverse, and morecommercialized. At the middle of the nineteenthcentury, the diversity and vitality of the economy, alongwith the growing colonial presence in the heartland, ledto the recovery of the upper Senegal Valley after severalecological and war-induced crises. However, the entireregion was gradually marginalized. A rail in gum prices,the severe famine of 1913-1914, intensive warrecruitment and mobilization efforts, combined withincreased permanent migration, sealed the fate of thisvalley on the periphery of the French colonial empire.

Contents: Sources and Historiography; TheRegional Perspective; The Regional Economy in theLate Nineteenth Century; The Political Economy of theUpper Senegal Valley: 1850-1890; The Central RiverValley and the Towns, 1850-1890: Bakel, Medine andKayes; The Political Economy of the Hinterland, 1890-1920. pp. 296 ISBN 0-7618-1438-8 $47.00 cloth

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Maria LUL' Cimmclli and Vittorio Lanternari (cds).1 .. \lee/iril1a. magia. rellgione. valori. VO/III11£' II:

Dallomropoiogia all'etnopsichiatria [Medicine, Magic.Relieion. Values. Volume II. From Anthropologv /0

Dlmnpnciliatrvl. aples: Liguori Publishers.

. iew & Renewed MANSA Members& Address Changes

Maria Luisa Ciminelli, Via Trionfale 8610OOI35-Roma, ITALY; e-rnail:marialuisa.ciminelli@UniRoma2.itInterests: Ethnopsychiatry; cognitive semantics;cultural translation;=20, kinship; Bamana; Mali.

R. David Goodman, 1825 Woodbine si. 32Ridgewood, NY 11385, Tel.: 718-497-8193Fax: 212-875-1679; e-rnail: haanumaaants aol.comInterests: Broad historical: relation w/ . .orth Africa;music.

Sten Hagberg.Department of Cultural Anthropologyand Ethnology, Uppsala Unix ersity. Tradgardsg 18.SE-753 28 Uppsala. SWEDE:-\: Tel.:46-18-471-70-30, Fa,,: 46-18-l71-70-28; e-rnail:sten. hagberg@ antra. uu.seInterests: Inter-ethnic relations (Fulbe-Mande);Burkina Faso: perceptions of environment.

Christian K. Hejbjerg, In titute of Anthropology,University of Copenhagen, Frederiksholms Kanal 4,OK - 1220 Copenhagen K, DE MARKTel.: 45-35-32-34-64. Fax: 45-35-32-34-65;e-rnail: christian.k.hoejbjerg@anthro.ku.dk.Interests: Lorna: religion: political culture;environment.

Jacqueline Robinson. 1552 E. Capitol Ave. #1,Milwaukee, WI 53211, Tel.: 414-963-6340; e-rnail:massara@uwm.eduInterests: Mali; material culture and identity; nationbuilding.

Daouda Sarnake, sIc Aissata Gouanle,Helen Keller International, B.P. E 1557, Bamako,MALI; Affiliation: Consultant independantInterests: Communication-recherche et formation ensante publique; recherches anthropologiquesappliques au developpement rural.

Adama Sangare, B.P. 2967, Bamako, MALIAffiliation: Helen Keller International Malie-mail: adsang@yahoo.frInterests: Ingenieur d'agriculture; mener un typenouveau de communication partenariale pourpromouvoir le developpement dans le milieu ruralgrace it des changement de comportements voulus et

obtenus par les dilfercnts parties.Diala Toure. University or Minnesota, Deptartment of

Afro-American and African Studies, Minneapolis,MN 55455-0121, TeL: 612-624-~()12; Fa.\:612-624-9383; e-rnail: toure004@tc.umn.eduInterests: A Irican art and archi tccturc.

Craig Tower, Northwestern University, Department ofAnthropology, 1810 Hinman Avc., Evanston, IL60208, Tcl.: 773-262-8836; c-rnail: ctowervcnwu.eduInterests: Mass media; ethnicity; Minyanka traditionalreligion.

UPDATES & ADDRESS CHANGESCatherine Bogosian, 9404 Elger Mill Road,

Montgomery Village, MD 20886, TeL:301-590-2544; c-mail: bogosian@mail.sas.upenn.edu

Saskia Brand, Reigenskamp 238, 3607 HN Maarssen,The Netherlands, Tel. 31-0-346-56-87-86; e-rnail:Iofanabrandtsyahoo.com

Namankoumba Kouyate, Casarius Strasse 46,P.B. 53639. Konigswinter, GERMANY

Sabine Luning, Paulus Potterstraat 29a, 3117 XBSchiedam, NETHERLANDS, Tel.: 010-47-36-506;e-rnail: luningrsrullet.leidenuniv.nlInterests: Burkina Faso; religion; oral tradition.

Gregory Mann, History Department, NorthwesternUniversity, Evanston, IL 60208; e-rnail:gma218@hecky.acns.nwu.edu

Peter Mark, Wesleyan University, Art History ProgramMiddleton, CT 06459, Tel.: 860-685-3182; 3-mail:pmark@wesleyan.edu

Patience Senko-Godwin, P.O. Box 966, BanjulTHE GAMBIA

Mamadou Soumare, 1206 Jackson SL #2Nashville, TN 37208, Tel.: 615-320-5052;e-mail: msoumare@dubois.fisk.eduInterests: Oral tradition; Francophone literature;Bamana; Soninke,

Saikou S. Ceesay, 17 Credon Road, Plaistow,London E13 9B ENGLAND

E-MAIL UP-DATES & CHANGESStephan Buehnen:Stephan.Buehnen@Bremer-Stiftung.deMaria Luisa Ciminelli:marialuisa.ciminelli@UniRoma2.itR. David Goodman: haanumaaan@aol.comSten Hagberg: sten.hagberg@antro.uu.seChristian K. Hejbjerg:christian. k.hoejbjerg@anthro.ku.dkJan Jansen: jansenj@fsw.leidenuniv.nlJoseph Lauer: lauer@mail.lib.msu.edu

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Sabine Luning: luningterullct.lcidcnuniv.nlGregory Mann: gma218@hecky.acns.nwu.cuuAnn McDougall: unn.mcdougallts uulberta.cuJacqueline Robinson: massara@ uwrn.eduAdama Sangarc: ausang@yahoo.rrMamadou Sou mare: msoumarcrs dubois.Iisk.cduDiala Toure: toure004@tc.umn.euu

Submitting Articles toMANDE STUDIES

RENEWED MEMBERSRalph Austen (sponsor)Catherine BogosianSarah Brett-Smith (sponsor)Stephen Bulman (sponsor)David Conrad (sponsor)Ferdinand DejongRosa DeJorioPaulo Fernando de Moracs FariasBarbara Frank (sponsor)Julianne FreemanAlma Gottlieb (sponsor)Maria Grosz-Ngate (sponsor)Joseph HellwegEugenia HerbertJoe & Carol HooverJohn Hutchinson (sponsor)John William JohnsonRoderick KnightKassim Kane (sponsor)Joseph LauerAdria laVioletteSabine LuningGreg MannPeter Mark (sponsor)Ann McDougallPatrick McNaughtonSaidou N'Daou (sponsor)Bob NewtonRichard Roberts (sponsor)Patrick RoyerDorothea SchulzBill SiegmanKathleen Slobin (sponsor)Mamadou SoumareClark SpeedPapa SussoJeanne Maddox Toungara (sponsor)Karim TraoreDon Wright (sponsor)

Maude Studies \\ clcornes articles on all aspects of theMaude world and thc peoples and cultures that composeit. Submi -.ions will be peer-reviewed before acceptance.The journal \\ ill accept and publish manuscripts inEngh h or Fren .h.

Manuscript ubmis .ions should be typewritten orcomputer-pnmed In double- .pacing, and should beaccompanied. if ible, w ith an electronic version ofthe text on a di keue (IB\t. IS-DOS: Mac texts shouldbe sent by email). Authors must fumi .h any maps orillustrations in hard copy .uitable for reproduction, andare responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions.

Colleagues from Africa without access to computersshould send a typewritten manuscript, keeping a copyfor their own use.

Submissions may be made electronically to eitherAriane Deluz(Ariane.Deluz@ehess.fr) or toStephen Belcher(spbelc her@mindspring.com);manuscript submissions should be sent to StephenBelcher (R.D. 1 Box 1000, Petersburg PA, 16669-USA). In the case of electronic submissions, the textshould be sent as an attachment and not in the body ofthe message. The preferred format, if not WordPerfect orMicrosoft Word, is as a 'rich text file' (suffix: .rtf).

La revue EtudesMaude invite nos collegues a presenterdes contributions portant sur tous les aspects du mondemande et des peuples et des cultures qui Ie composent,Les articles proposes seront evalues anonymement avantd'etre retenus. La revue accepte et publie des articles enanglais ou en francais.

Les manuscrits soumis doivent etre saisis ouimprirnes sur ordinateur en double interligne, etdevraient s'accompagner si possible de la versionelectronique du texte sur disquette (formatIBMlMS-Dos). Les textes composes sur Macintoshdoivent nous parvenir commes fichiers attaches a unemail. Les auteurs sont pries de foumir leurs cartes etillustrations sur papier, d'une qualite permettant lareproduction. II est de la responsabilite des auteursd'obtenir toute permission necessaire pour lareproduction.

Nos collegues en Afrique d'ayant pas acces a unordinateur sont pries d'envoyer un manuscritdactylographic, et de conserver un deuxieme exemplairepour leur propre usage.

Les articles peuvent etre soumis par voie electroniquea Ariane Deluz (Ariane.Deluz@ehess.fr) ou aStephen Belcher (spbelcher@mindspring.com); les

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manus :nt.' \ rareni cue addresses a Stephen Belcher(R.D_ L 8 :\ I l, Petersburg PA, Ififlfi9 -- USA).Dan c ~ aruclcs cnvoycs par cmail, Ie tcxtc ne

t 'lfC envoyc dans Ie message mais cornrncer 'he au mail. Lc format prclere, autre que

>ItWord, est Ie "Rich Text File" (suffixe .rtf).

Free Copies of Mande StudiesFor West African Institutions

(A note from the editor)

David Henige, to whom we owe thanks for the birth ofthe new journal of the Mande Studies Association, hasarranged for us to receive a generous number of copiesof Mamie Studies to be donated to West Africanlibraries and institutions. This is with the understandingthat MANSA will pay (or any mailing costs, and I haveoffered to handle the distribution (though I anticipatethat much of the delivery will be done by hand asvarious people travel to the appropriate places).

I've begun to prepare a Ii t or reci pients, andam requesting further.sugge uons. If you suggest aninstitution that ought to receiv e the journal, please besure to give all available addres Information, and ifpossible, the name of a contact person at theinstitution. The following is \\ hat Tve listed so far. Itis just a beginning list, so please sugge t someadditional institutions with. which yO/I are personallyfamiliar, and which you know would formally registerthe volumes and make them available to the public:Institut des Sciences Humaines, BamakoUniversity of Mali (formerly ENSUP), BamakoUSIS Library, BamakoGuinean National Archives, ConakaryUniversity of Conakry History Department LibraryUSIS Library ConakryUniversity or Kankan LibraryNational Library of The Gambia, BanjulUniversi te d' AbidjanWest African Research Center (WARC), DakarIFAN Library, DakarCEDA, OuagadougouCNRST, OuagadougouCESAO, Bobo DioulassoINEP, Guinea-BissauUniversite Nationale du Benin, Cotonou

Please send me your suggestions.-- D.CC

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CONTENTS OF 1(1999)

The Mande Studies Association and the Journal ofMande Studies

David C. Conrad, President, MANSA

Special Section: Mobility in the Mande WorldGuest Editors: Mirjam De Bruijn and Han Tizn Dijk

Introduction: Changing FrontiersMirjam De Bruijn and Han Tizn Dijk

Mande and Fulbe Interaction and Identity inNorthwestern Sierra Leone, Late Eighteenth

through Early Twentieth CenturiesAllen M. Howard

Fulbe Mobility: Migration and Travel into MandeMirjam De Bruijn and Han Tizn Dijk

Aspects of Interethnic Relations inContemporary Agricultural Migration and

Settlement in Southern MaliDolores Koenig, Tieman Diarra, and Moussa Sow

Identity, Rice, and Oral Traditions: Reflectionsfrom Fieldwork Among Nalu, Baga Fore,

and Baga Pukur-SpeakersEdda L. Fields

General Articles

Ethnic Pluralism and Homogeneity in theWestern Sudan: Saalum, Segu, Wasulu

Martin A. Klein

Les Mandingues de l'Ancien Kaabu etle Savoir MusulmanEduardo Costa Dias

Language Contact: The Case of Mandingand Jola-FognyValentin Vydrine

Politique de Peuplement et Construction del'identite des Mikhifore de Boke

Mohamed Saidou N'Daou