Mamertini, band of mercenaries from Campania, in Italy, who, by a shift in alliances, touched off the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage (264–241 bc). Their name was derived from Mamers, Oscan for Mars, the war god. Originally hired by Syracuse, in Sicily, they deserted, seized the Greek

Claudius Mamertinus was a Roman official, author of a panegyric on the emperor Julian delivered at Constantinople in ad 362 in the form of a gratiarum actio (thanksgiving) for the orator’s elevation to the consulship. Mamertinus had already held high office under Julian’s patronage and later was

Rogation Days: Mamertus of Vienne about the year 470 and were made binding for all of Gaul by the first Council of Orléans (511). Later (c. 800) the festival days were adopted in Rome by Pope Leo III. It is possible that Mamertus first instituted the Minor…

David Mamet is an American playwright, director, and screenwriter noted for his often desperate working-class characters and for his distinctive, colloquial, and frequently profane dialogue. Mamet began writing plays while attending Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont (B.A. 1969). Returning to

David Mamet is an American playwright, director, and screenwriter noted for his often desperate working-class characters and for his distinctive, colloquial, and frequently profane dialogue. Mamet began writing plays while attending Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont (B.A. 1969). Returning to

mamey apple, (Mammea americana), large tree and its edible fruit (family Calophyllaceae), native to the West Indies and tropical America. The fruit is eaten raw and used for preserves. An aromatic liqueur distilled from the flowers is called eau de Créole. The acrid resinous gum has been used

sapote, (Pouteria sapota), plant of the sapodilla family (Sapotaceae) and its edible fruit. Sapote is native to Central America but cultivated as far north as the southeastern United States. The fruit is commonly eaten fresh and is also made into smoothies, ice cream, and preserves. The large

Mamfe, town located in western Cameroon, at the head of navigation of the Cross River. Mamfe is situated about 31 miles (50 km) east of the Nigerian border and about 100 miles (160 km) north of the Gulf of Guinea. Palm oil and kernels, bananas, cocoa, coffee, quinine, hardwood, and rubber are

Cheb Mami is an Algerian popular singer who was a major force in the introduction of raï music to Western audiences at the turn of the 21st century. As a youth, Mohamed Khélifati took a job as a welder, apparently ready to follow in the occupational footsteps of his father. However, since childhood

Armenia: The Mamikonians and Bagratids: The first, unsuccessful, Arab raid into Armenia in 640 found the defense of the country in the hands of the Byzantine general Procopius and the nakharar Theodor Rshtuni. Unable to prevent the pillage of Dvin in 642, Theodor in 643 gained a…

St. Vardan Mamikonian ; feast day the last Thursday before Lent (in February or March)) was an Armenian military commander who is venerated as a saint and martyr in the Armenian Apostolic Church. The Persian attempt to impose Zoroastrianism on the Armenians provoked a rebellion, which ended when

Japanese music: Composers in Western styles: Mamiya Michio combined traditional timbres with 12-tone compositional technique in a koto quartet. Mayuzumi Toshirō produced many clever eclectic results in such works as his Nirvana Symphony (1958); Buddhist sutra texts mix with a combination of choral writing in the style of Igor Stravinsky, orchestral…

Arabian Desert: Physiography: …kind of salt flat is mamlaḥah. Arabs have quarried crude salt from both sabkhahs and mamlaḥahs for hundreds of years.

Morocco, mountainous country of western North Africa that lies directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. The traditional domain of indigenous peoples now collectively known as Berbers (self-name Imazighen; singular, Amazigh), Morocco has been subject to extensive migration and has long

Jordan, Arab country of Southwest Asia, in the rocky desert of the northern Arabian Peninsula. Jordan is a young state that occupies an ancient land, one that bears the traces of many civilizations. Separated from ancient Palestine by the Jordan River, the region played a prominent role in biblical

Saudi Arabia, arid, sparsely populated kingdom of the Middle East that in the 20th century became one of the world’s largest oil-producing countries in terms of output. It is ruled by the Saud family, which in the 18th century entered an alliance with the austere and conservative Wahhābī Islamic

Mamluk, slave soldier, a member of one of the armies of slaves established during the Abbasid era that later won political control of several Muslim states. Under the Ayyubid sultanate, Mamluk generals used their power to establish a dynasty that ruled Egypt and Syria from 1250 to 1517. The name is

Damascus rug, usually small floor covering, often attributed to Damascus, Syria, in the 16th or 17th century in continuation of the rug art of the Mamlūk rulers of that land. The usual Damascus field pattern is a grid of small squares or rectangles (hence the European term chessboard carpets), each

Mamluk: The Mamluk dynasty: …in the establishment of the Mamluk dynasty, which ruled Egypt and Syria from 1250 to 1517 and whose descendants survived in Egypt as an important political force during the Ottoman occupation (1517–1798). The Kurdish general Saladin, who gained control of Egypt in 1169, followed what by then constituted a tradition…

Mamluk dynasty, (1206–90), line of sultans of the Muiʿzzī family at Delhi, India, that lasted for nearly a century. It was the first of the Delhi sultanate dynasties and had no connection to the Mamluk rulers of Egypt and Syria. The Mamluk dynasty was founded by Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak, a Mamluk

Ottoman Empire: Rule of Mahmud II: In Iraq the Georgian Mamluk pashas paid only lip service to the authority of the Sublime Porte (Ottoman government), as did various independent local governors in Syria. In Arabia the Wahhābīs mocked Ottoman pretensions. In all of Anatolia (Asia Minor) only two provinces were firmly under central control, while…

ABBA: Breakup and solo projects: A film version of the play, starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Colin Firth, was one of the top global box office draws of 2008, earning more than $600 million. A sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, appeared in 2018.

ABBA: Breakup and solo projects: …ABBA back catalog to produce Mamma Mia!, a romantic comedy that debuted in London’s West End in 1999 and was subsequently seen by millions of people worldwide. A film version of the play, starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Colin Firth, was one of the top global box office draws…

ABBA: Breakup and solo projects: A sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, appeared in 2018.

mammal, (class Mammalia), any member of the group of vertebrate animals in which the young are nourished with milk from special mammary glands of the mother. In addition to these characteristic milk glands, mammals are distinguished by several other unique features. Hair is a typical mammalian

mammal, (class Mammalia), any member of the group of vertebrate animals in which the young are nourished with milk from special mammary glands of the mother. In addition to these characteristic milk glands, mammals are distinguished by several other unique features. Hair is a typical mammalian

drowning: …cold water, known as the mammalian diving reflex, enhances survival during submersion, thus permitting seagoing mammals to hunt for long periods underwater. Scientists have recently determined that vestiges of the reflex persist in humans. The mechanism is powerful in children. It diverts blood from the limbs, abdomen, and surface areas…

aging: Genetics and life span: …mammalian target of rapamycin, or mTOR, which is involved in regulating growth and life span. The ability of rapamycin to inhibit the mTOR cell-signaling pathway is suspected to underlie the drug’s ability to extend the life span of mice.

mammalogy, scientific study of mammals. Interest in nonhuman mammals dates far back in prehistory, and the modern science of mammalogy has its broad foundation in the knowledge of mammals possessed by primitive peoples. The ancient Greeks were among the first peoples to write systematically on

James Corden: In the miniseries Mammals (2022), Corden played a chef who learns that his wife is having an affair.

fibrocystic disease of the breast, noncancerous cysts (harmless swellings caused by fluid trapped in breast tissues) that often increase in size and become tender during the premenstrual phase of the menstrual cycle. This condition occurs most often in women between the ages of 30 and 50 years.

mammary gland, milk-producing gland characteristic of all female mammals and present in a rudimentary and generally nonfunctional form in males. Mammary glands are regulated by the endocrine system and become functional in response to the hormonal changes associated with parturition. In the

mamey apple, (Mammea americana), large tree and its edible fruit (family Calophyllaceae), native to the West Indies and tropical America. The fruit is eaten raw and used for preserves. An aromatic liqueur distilled from the flowers is called eau de Créole. The acrid resinous gum has been used

mamey apple, (Mammea americana), large tree and its edible fruit (family Calophyllaceae), native to the West Indies and tropical America. The fruit is eaten raw and used for preserves. An aromatic liqueur distilled from the flowers is called eau de Créole. The acrid resinous gum has been used

Mouloud Mammeri was a Kabyle novelist, playwright, and translator who depicted the changing realities of modern-day Algeria. Mammeri was reared in the Kabylian mountains but was educated in Morocco, Paris, and Algiers, after which he was drafted into the French army to fight in World War II. He

Mammillaria, large genus of some 200 species of low-growing cacti (family Cactaceae) native to the Western Hemisphere and concentrated in Mexico. It includes plants known commonly as pincushion, fishhook, snowball, bird’s-nest, golden-star, thimble, old woman, coral, royal cross, feather, and lemon

old man cactus: …golden old man (Pilosocereus chrysacanthus); old woman (Mammillaria hahniana); Chilean old lady (Eriosyce senilis); and old man of the mountain (Cleistocactus trollii).

memory disorder: Diffuse brain diseases: …such brain structures as the mammillary bodies, circumscribed parts of the thalamus, and of the temporal lobe (e.g., the hippocampus). While the ability to store new experience (and perhaps to retrieve well-established memories) appears to depend on a distinct neural system involving the temporal cortex and limited parts of the…

mineral: Crystal habit and crystal aggregation: …slender divergent branches, somewhat plantlike; mammillary, large smoothly rounded, masses resembling mammae, formed by radiating crystals; botryoidal, globular forms resembling a bunch of grapes; colloform, spherical forms composed of radiating individuals without regard to size (this includes botryoidal, reniform, and mammillary forms); stalactitic, pendant cylinders or cones resembling icicles;

mammography, medical procedure employing X-ray technology to detect lesions in the breast that may be indicative of breast cancer. Although not all lesions in breast tissue are detectable by X-ray examination, many lesions often can be detected by mammography before they are palpable in the breast

mammon, biblical term for riches, often used to describe the debasing influence of material wealth. The term was used by Jesus in his famous Sermon on the Mount and also appears in The Gospel According to Luke. Medieval writers commonly interpreted it as an evil demon or god. Since the 16th

mammoth, (genus Mammuthus), any member of an extinct group of elephants found as fossils in Pleistocene deposits over every continent except Australia and South America and in early Holocene deposits of North America. (The Pleistocene Epoch began 2.6 million years ago and ended 11,700 years ago.

Mammoth Cave National Park, national park containing an extensive system of limestone caverns in west-central Kentucky, U.S. It was designated a World Heritage site in 1981. The park, authorized in 1926 but fully established only on July 1, 1941, occupies a surface area of 83 square miles (215

Lava Beds National Monument: …covering the area came from Mammoth Crater on the southern border, especially from a major eruption about 30,000 years ago. The basaltic lava formed tubes that facilitated its generally northward flow. Some 450 of these tubes remain as lava tube caves, some of which contain permanent ice deposits; a number…

Yellowstone National Park: Physical features: Mammoth Hot Springs consists of a broad terraced hillside of travertine (calcium carbonate) deposited there by dozens of hot springs. Among its notable formations are the multicolored Minerva Terrace and Angel Terrace, each which consists of dazzling white rock that in many areas is tinted…

Yellowstone National Park: Development of the park: …hotel in the park (at Mammoth) opened in 1883. The railway acquired that hotel in 1886 and began building other overnight accommodations in the park. That same year the U.S. Army took over administration of Yellowstone.

Jean Auel: The Mammoth Hunters (1985) finds Ayla and her Cro-Magnon lover, Jondalar, joining a new clan. In The Plains of Passage (1990), Ayla and Jondalar face hardships as they travel to rejoin his tribe. It was 12 years before Auel completed the next book, The Shelters…

livestock farming: Donkeys and mules: …the largest donkey breeds, the Mammoth Jack, was developed in the United States in the late 18th century from European imports, including the Adalusian, the Maltese, the Majorcan, the Poitou, and various Italian strains. It stands 15 to 16 hands (1.5 to 1.6 metres, or 4.9 to 5.2 feet) in…

mastodon, (genus Mammut), any of several extinct elephantine mammals (family Mammutidae, genus Mammut ) that first appeared in the early Miocene (23 million to 2.6 million years ago) and continued in various forms through the Pleistocene Epoch (from 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago). In North

mastodon: …the North American mastodon (Mammut americanum) support the hypothesis that the mastodon’s genetic diversity declined as conditions warmed, resulting in a retreat of the continental ice sheets and the animal’s geographic range.

Gérard Depardieu: Other movies included Mammuth (2010), Valley of Love (2015), Un Beau Soleil intérieur (2017; Let the Sunshine In), and Mon cochon et moi (2018; Saving My Pig). From 2016 to 2018 Depardieu appeared in the Netflix TV series Marseille, a French-language drama about corruption and politics. He also…

mammoth, (genus Mammuthus), any member of an extinct group of elephants found as fossils in Pleistocene deposits over every continent except Australia and South America and in early Holocene deposits of North America. (The Pleistocene Epoch began 2.6 million years ago and ended 11,700 years ago.

mammoth: The North American imperial mammoth (M. imperator) attained a shoulder height of 4 metres (14 feet). At the other extreme were certain dwarfed forms whose ancestors became isolated on various islands. Many mammoths had a woolly, yellowish brown undercoat about 2.5 cm (1 inch) thick beneath a coarser…

woolly mammoth, (Mammuthus primigenius), extinct species of elephant found in fossil deposits of the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs (from about 2.6 million years ago to the present) in Europe, northern Asia, and North America. The woolly mammoth was known for its large size, fur, and imposing

Michael Curtiz: Early life and work: In 1930 he directed Mammy, with Al Jolson; the comedy The Matrimonial Bed; Bright Lights, a musical; the drama River’s End; and the musical A Soldier’s Plaything. The roster of films he directed in 1931 included The Mad Genius, a vehicle for John Barrymore, and the romantic comedy God’s…

mamo, (species Drepanis pacifica), Hawaiian songbird of the family Drepanididae (order Passeriformes), which became extinct in about 1898. About 20 cm (8 inches) long, it was black with yellow touches and had a long, decurved bill for nectar-feeding. The native Hawaiian nobility killed mamos for

pre-Columbian civilizations: The Maya in the Middle Formative: In the Maya lowlands the Mamom cultures developed out of those of Xe times. Mamom shares many similarities with the highland Maya at Las Charcas: pottery is almost entirely monochrome—red, orange, black, and white—and figurines are female with the usual punched and appliquéd embellishments. Toward the end of the Middle…

Abramtsevo: …there became known as the Mamontov circle.

Savva Mamontov was a Russian railroad entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder and creative director of the Moscow Private Opera. Mamontov is best known for supporting a revival of traditional Russian arts at an artists’ colony he led at Abramtsevo. One of nine children, Mamontov was the son of

Savva Mamontov was a Russian railroad entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder and creative director of the Moscow Private Opera. Mamontov is best known for supporting a revival of traditional Russian arts at an artists’ colony he led at Abramtsevo. One of nine children, Mamontov was the son of

Mamoré River, river in north-central Bolivia. It is formed by headwaters, chiefly the Grande River, which arise in Andean cordilleras and drain the Moxos (Mojos) plain, an ancient lake bed. The Mamoré meanders generally northward to the Brazilian border, at which point it is joined by the Iténez

Mamou, town, west-central Guinea. Located on the Conakry-Kankan railway and at the intersection of roads from Kindia, Dalaba, Dabola, and Faranah, Mamou was founded in 1908 as a collecting point on the railroad from Conakry (125 miles [201 km] southwest). It is the chief trading centre for the

Mayotte: The capital, Mamoudzou, is located on the eastern coast of the main island, Mayotte (also called Grande Terre). The smaller island of Pamandzi, or Petite Terre, lies about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Mayotte and is connected by a 1.2-mile (1.9-km) causeway to the rocky outcrop…

Rouben Mamoulian was a Georgian-born American theatrical and motion-picture director noted for his contribution to the development of cinematic art at the beginning of the sound era. His achievements included the skillful blending of music and sound effects with an imaginative visual rhythm.

Mamprusi, a people who inhabit the area between the White Volta and Nasia rivers in northern Ghana. The Mamprusi speak different dialects of More-Gurma (Mõõre-Gurma) of the Gur (Voltaic) branch of the Niger-Congo language family. A few Mamprusi also live in northern Togo. Mamprusi settlements

Mamprusi, a people who inhabit the area between the White Volta and Nasia rivers in northern Ghana. The Mamprusi speak different dialects of More-Gurma (Mõõre-Gurma) of the Gur (Voltaic) branch of the Niger-Congo language family. A few Mamprusi also live in northern Togo. Mamprusi settlements

Abraham: The Genesis narrative in the light of recent scholarship of Abraham: …precisely to the oaks of Mamre, “which are at Hebron” (according to the Genesis account). The location of Mamre has been the subject of some indecision. At the present time, there is general agreement in setting it 1.5 miles (3 km) northwest of Hebron at Rāmat al-Khalīl, an Arabic name…

Warmińsko-Mazurskie: Geography: …miles [114 square km]) and Mamry (40 square miles [104 square km]). The province’s main rivers are the Pasłęka, Łyna, and Drwęca. Forests (mainly coniferous) cover nearly one-third of the province. Because of the high level of forestation and the exceptionally good air quality, Warmińsko-Mazurskie is called “the Green Lungs…

Manchester, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester urban county, northwestern England. Most of the city, including the historic core, is in the historic county of Lancashire, but it includes an area south of the River Mersey in the historic county of

Ituri Forest: The Pygmies: …are associated with the Sudanic-speaking Mamvu and Lese (Walese). The Mbuti live with the Bila (Babila) in the centre of the forest.

adultery: … spouse could be killed, but men were not severely punished. The Jewish, Islamic, and Christian traditions are all unequivocal in their condemnation of adultery. The culpability of both men and women is more explicitly expressed in the New Testament and the Talmud than in the Old Testament or the Qurʾān.…

information system: Telecommunications: Metropolitan area networks (MANs) cover a limited densely populated area and are the electronic infrastructure of “smart cities.” Wide area networks (WANs) connect widely distributed data centres, frequently run by different organizations. Peer-to-peer networks, without a centralized control, enable broad sharing of content. The Internet…

Mien, peoples of southern China and Southeast Asia. In the early 21st century they numbered some 2,700,000 in China, more than 350,000 in Vietnam, some 40,000 in Thailand, and approximately 20,000 in Laos. Several thousand Mien refugees from Laos have also settled in North America, Australia, and

human being, a culture-bearing primate classified in the genus Homo, especially the species H. sapiens. Human beings are anatomically similar and related to the great apes but are distinguished by a more highly developed brain and a resultant capacity for articulate speech and abstract reasoning.

Man, town, western Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The town is situated along the Ko River, in a mountainous area (Massif de Man) on the eastern edge of the Nimba Range. There are iron-ore reserves in the mountains east of Man. The chief trade centre (rice, cassava, livestock, and palm oil and

Manchu, people who lived for many centuries mainly in Manchuria (now Northeast) and adjacent areas of China and who in the 17th century conquered China and ruled for more than 250 years. The term Manchu dates from the 16th century, but it is certain that the Manchu are descended from a group of

materialism: Modern materialism: …appropriately titled L’Homme machine (1747; Man a Machine, applied Descartes’s view about animals to human beings. Denis Diderot, chief editor of the 18th-century Encyclopédie, supported a broadly materialist outlook by considerations drawn from physiology, embryology, and the study of heredity; and his friend

Television in the United States: Developing genres: …Private Eye (NBC, 1949–54) and Man Against Crime (CBS/DuMont/NBC, 1949–56), and game shows such as Stop the Music (ABC, 1949–56) and Groucho Marx’s You Bet Your Life (NBC, 1950–61) were all represented in the top 25 highest-rated shows of the 1950–51 season.

Garth Brooks: …studio album in 13 years, Man Against Machine (2014), topped the country charts but failed to reach the heights of his 1990s peak. Brooks followed that with Gunslinger (2016), and in 2017 he released The Anthology Part I: The First Five Years, the first installment of a planned five-volume multimedia…

Edwin Arlington Robinson: …better, but the publication of The Man Against the Sky (1916) brought him critical acclaim. In these early works his best poetic form was the dramatic lyric, as exemplified in the title poem of The Man Against the Sky, which affirms life’s meaning despite its profoundly dark side. During these…

Claude Lelouch: …Homme et une femme (A Man and a Woman), which shared the Grand Prize at the Cannes film festival and won two Academy Awards (for best foreign film and for best original story and screenplay).

culture: Cultural areas: …The American Indian (1917) and Man and Culture (1923). He divided the Indian cultures (as they were in the latter half of the 19th century) into geographic cultural regions: the Caribou area of northern Canada; the Northwest coast, characterized by the use of salmon and cedar; the Great Plains, where…

Harold Rugg: …was perhaps his most-influential work, Man and His Changing Society. Rather than providing an “official” version of national history, this series of educational pamphlets focused on social problems in the United States and encouraged students to explore potential solutions. The pamphlets sold more than 750,000 copies and were converted into…

Jean-Paul Belmondo: …homme et son chien (A Man and His Dog). At his insistence, the role showcased rather than concealed his disabilities.

cultural anthropology: Boas and the culture history school: Boas insisted upon this method of considering any single culture as a whole. Finally, by emphasizing the importance of collecting life histories, he drew attention to the problems posed by connections between culture and personality.

George Perkins Marsh: …and conservationist whose greatest work, Man and Nature (1864), was one of the most significant advances in geography, ecology, and resource management of the 19th century.

Man and Superman, play in four acts by George Bernard Shaw, published in 1903 and performed (without scene 2 of Act III) in 1905; the first complete performance was in 1915. Basic to Man and Superman, which Shaw subtitled A Comedy and A Philosophy, is his belief in the conflict between man as

Ernst Toller: …confinement Toller wrote Masse-Mensch (1920; Man and the Masses, 1923), a play that brought him widespread fame. Books of lyrics added to his reputation. In 1933, immediately before the accession of Hitler, he emigrated to the United States. Also in that year he brought out his vivid autobiography, Eine Jugend…

Alberto Moravia: …essays, L’uomo come fine (1963; Man as an End), and his autobiography, Alberto Moravia’s Life, was published in 1990. He was married for a time to the novelist Elsa Morante.

Booker Prize: The annual Man Asian Prize was established in 2007; the Man Group announced in 2012 that it was withdrawing its sponsorship of the prize.

Diego Rivera: His Man at the Crossroads fresco in Rockefeller Center offended the sponsors because the figure of Vladimir Lenin was in the picture; the work was destroyed by the centre but was later reproduced by Rivera at the Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City. After returning to…

Booker Prize: The biennial Man Booker International Prize (later renamed International Booker Prize) was established in 2005 as a lifetime achievement award. From 2016 it was awarded annually to the writer of a novel or short-story collection in English translation. The annual Man Asian Prize was established in 2007;…

Booker Prize, prestigious British award given annually to a full-length novel in English. Booker McConnell, a multinational company, established the Booker Prize in 1968 to provide a counterpart to the Prix Goncourt in France. Initially, only English-language writers from the United Kingdom, the

Richard Harris: …the 19th century; a western, A Man Called Horse (1970); and the poignant television film The Snow Goose (1971). By this time Harris’s appetites for alcohol and drugs had damaged his health and his career, and he accepted mostly supporting roles in minor films throughout the 1970s and ’80s. After…

Ermanno Olmi: …E venne un uomo (1965; And There Came a Man, or A Man Called John). The rural and working-class background of Olmi’s family surfaced in his films I recuperanti (1969; The Scavengers) and the internationally successful L’albero degli zoccoli (1978; The Tree of the Wooden Clogs), an episodic study of…

Tom Hanks: …other credits from 2022 include A Man Called Otto, an adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s best-selling novel about a man whose grumpy exterior hides a generous spirit.

Tom Hanks: …adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s best-selling novel about a man whose grumpy exterior hides a generous spirit.

Henry Koster: The 1950s: A Man Called Peter (1955) was better, a stately biopic about Peter Marshall (Richard Todd), the Scottish minister who became chaplain of the U.S. Senate; Jean Peters portrayed his devoted wife, Catherine. Koster’s other films from 1955 were The Virgin Queen, with Todd as Sir…

Manchester City FC, English men’s professional football (soccer) club based in Manchester. Manchester City achieved consistent top-division success and claimed multiple titles after Sheikh Mansour ibn Zayed Al Nahyan purchased a controlling share in the club in 2008. In 2024, under manager Pep

Wole Soyinka: The Man Died (1972) is his prose account of his arrest and 22-month imprisonment. Soyinka’s principal critical work is Myth, Literature, and the African World (1976), a collection of essays in which he examines the role of the artist in the light of Yoruba mythology…