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Medieval West Africa: Views from Arab Scholars and Merchants
Medieval West Africa Views from Arab Scholars and Merchants
This book tells the story of West Africa south of the Sahara from the ninth to the fourteenth century from the viewpoint of Arab geographers, historians, and travelers. The first reports in written Arabic sources deal with urban west African centers from the seventh century. The growth of the trans-Saharan trade and the process of Islamization e...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781558763050
ISBN-10: 1558763058
Pages: 125
Edition: Revised
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Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
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