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involved. Particula: reference is made to the village of Keur
Saloum Diane in the South Saloum Region, where tgricultural
modernization has widened the gap between wealthy and poor
peasants.
5. Karp, M. "The protestant ethic of Mourids in Senegal." In: African
Dimensions: Essays in Honor of William 0. Brown, pp. 197-213.
Boston: Boston University, African Studies Center, 1975.
Examination of the Mourid principles of diligent work,
saving and investment, examines the origin and growth of the
brotherhood and the economic basis for participation in
politics.
6. Lacombe, B. Societg et Environnement: Des Rapports Non-fig6s:
L'exemple du Bas-Saloum (S6n6gal). Dakar: E.N.D.A., May 1976,
15 p. (African Environment SuppTement, Occasional paper No. 4).
An analysis of the complex and clDse relationships
between man, society and the environment in the Lower-Saloum
region in the Groundnut Basin. The gradual deforestation of
the region is largely attributed to the extension of the
market economy through groundnut production. The colonial
system favor migration and settlement in the area. The author
identifies various factors which have favored rapid population
growth in the zone and induced changes in people's notions of
religion and ethnicity.
7. O'Brien, Donal B. Saints and Politicians: Essays in the Organization
of a Senegalese Peasant Society. London: Cambridge
University Press, 1975, 213 p.
Series of essays about the changes in Wolof society
brought about by colonial rule and an interpretation of the
present status of peasants, taking into account the commercial
market and the state structure. The "saints" of this analysis
are the leaders of the three major Muslim orders which claim
allegiance among the Wolof; the "politicians" include other
religious leaders, village leaders, bureaucrats, traders and
elected officials. A central theme is the importance of the
various intermediaries who stand between the bureaucratic
state and the Wolof peasants.
8. Roch, Jean. "La richesse paysanne en bassin arachidier s6negalais:
inventaires et essai d'6valuation des biens familiaux,"
Cahiers O.R.S.T.O.M. (S6rie Sciences Humaines) 13(4) 1976,
pp. 383-407.
An attempt to determine the material condition of three
groundnut farmers in Darou Rahmane II after a century of
marketing.