| Description |
xxxv, 126 pages ; 23 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Al-Ya‘qubi -- Ibn Hawqal -- Al-Muhallabi -- Al-Bakri -- Al-Zuhri -- Al-Idrisi -- Al-Sarakhsi -- Yaqut -- Ibn Sa‘id -- Ibn al-Khatib -- Al-‘Umari -- Ibn Battuta -- Ibn Khaldun -- Al-Qalqashandi -- Al-Khabar ‘an ajnas al-Sudan, attributed to al-Maqrizi -- Al-Maqqari -- Ibn al-Dawadari -- Ibn Kathir -- Al-Maqrizi -- Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqlani -- Ibn Taghri Birdi -- Ibn Iyas. |
| Summary |
In this volume are English translations of primary sources upon which much modern knowledge about the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Kanem-Borno, and their neighbors depends. Here is the story of the conversion of the western Sudan to Islam, as well as accounts of the famous medieval gold trade, testimonies about the pilgrimage of Mansa Musa, and insightful introductions to many other less familiar personalities, activities, and events. |
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Africa, West -- History -- To 1884 -- Sources.
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Africa, West -- History -- To 1884.
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Travelers' writings, Arabic -- Africa, West -- Translations into English.
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Africa, West -- Kings and rulers.
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Africa, West -- Commerce -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources.
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Islam -- Africa, West -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources.
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Travelers' writings, Arabic. (OCoLC)fst01155723
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Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
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Islam. (OCoLC)fst00979776
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Commerce. (OCoLC)fst00869279
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West Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239521
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| Chronological Term |
To 1884
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| Genre/Form |
Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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| Added Author |
Levtzion, Nehemia, editor.
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Spaulding, Jay, editor.
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| ISBN |
155876304X (hardcover) |
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9781558763043 (hardcover) |
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1558763058 (paperback) |
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9781558763050 (paperback) |
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