Mozambique
Mozambique’s history is filled with conquest and war. However, today, it’s carving out its own place in the world, with its own unique culture. Readers get a taste of this culture through informative and engaging main text and sidebars that add essential details to the story of this African nation. Helpful maps supplement explorations of the country’s geography and economy, and easy-to-follow recipes allow readers to bring what they’ve learned into the kitchen. As readers discover chapters that highlight Mozambique’s language, government, festivals, and more, full-color photographs bring this vibrant part of the world to life.
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Mozambique
Mozambique’s history is filled with conquest and war. However, today, it’s carving out its own place in the world, with its own unique culture. Readers get a taste of this culture through informative and engaging main text and sidebars that add essential details to the story of this African nation. Helpful maps supplement explorations of the country’s geography and economy, and easy-to-follow recipes allow readers to bring what they’ve learned into the kitchen. As readers discover chapters that highlight Mozambique’s language, government, festivals, and more, full-color photographs bring this vibrant part of the world to life.
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Mozambique

Mozambique

by Debbie Nevins
Mozambique

Mozambique

by Debbie Nevins

Hardcover(Library Binding - 3rd ed.)

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Overview

Mozambique’s history is filled with conquest and war. However, today, it’s carving out its own place in the world, with its own unique culture. Readers get a taste of this culture through informative and engaging main text and sidebars that add essential details to the story of this African nation. Helpful maps supplement explorations of the country’s geography and economy, and easy-to-follow recipes allow readers to bring what they’ve learned into the kitchen. As readers discover chapters that highlight Mozambique’s language, government, festivals, and more, full-color photographs bring this vibrant part of the world to life.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781502662590
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 04/30/2021
Series: Cultures of the World (Third Edition) Series
Edition description: 3rd ed.
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 7.90(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range: 10 - 13 Years

Table of Contents

Mozambique Today 5

1 Geography 9

Regions

Rivers and lakes

Climate

Vegetation

Wildlife

2 History 19

Early history

Coastal trade

The arrival of the Portuguese

Small holdings

Mozambique and the slave trade

The 19th century

The colonial period

The movement for independence

Civil war

Democracy

Challenges of the 21st century

A lasting peace?

3 Government 35

The search for stability

The branches of government

Political parties

Defense

4 Economy 43

Agriculture and fishing

Industry and mining

Tourism

5 Environment 51

Wildlife conservation

Environment and health

6 Mozambicans 61

An ethnic patchwork

Northern Mozambique

South of the Zambezi

Non-African peoples

Social stratification

An experiment in social equality

7 Lifestyle 71

Life in Maputo

Other cities

Rural life

Regional variations

Island and coastal lifestyles

Women

Education

8 Religion 87

Traditional beliefs

Varieties of Christianity

Islam in Mozambique

Islamist insurgencies

9 Language 95

Regional linguistic variations

10 Arts 101

Music

Dance

Literature

Painting

Crafts

11 Leisure 111

Coastal recreation

Entertainment

Sports

12 Festivals 119

National holidays

Christian holidays

Islamic festivals

Traditional celebrations

13 Food 125

Rural staples

Coastal variations

Eating out

Map of Mozambique 133

About the Economy 135

About the Culture 137

Timeline 138

Glossary 140

For Further Information 141

Bibliography 142

Index 143

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