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Title:San and the Sanké: a history of a Marka-Malinke trading city on the Niger
Author:Massing, Andreas W.ISNI
Year:2009
Periodical:Mande Studies
Volume:11
Pages:23-53
Language:English
Geographic term:Mali
Subjects:towns
urban history
social history
local government
Manding
Soninke
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/44035617
Abstract:The Niger inland delta has created favourable conditions for urbanization between the Bani and Niger rivers. The Niger-Bani triangle led to population concentrations in locations along a north-south trade route. It attracted numerous Marka (Soninke) migrants from northern regions who colonized the floodplain. The town of San (in present-day Mali) was part of this Soninke-Marka network. Based on archival sources and interviews, this paper examines the historical process of San's urbanization, its traditional institutions, as well as colonial and postindependence urban development and the views of Malian actors on the current decentralization and democratization process. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in English and French. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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