Edition |
Abridged edition. |
Description |
xviii, 398 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. |
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Subject |
Africa -- History -- To 1498.
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History. |
Series |
General history of Africa ; 3 |
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General history of Africa (Abridged edition) 3.
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Note |
At head of title: International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa (Unesco). |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-387) and index. |
Summary |
"The book first places Africa in the context of world history at the opening of the seventh century, before examining the general impact of Islamic penetration, the continuing expansion of the Bantu-speaking peoples, and the growth of civilizations in the Sudanic zones of West Africa"--Back cover. |
Contents |
1. Africa in the context of world history -- 2. The coming of Islam and the expansion of the Muslim empire -- 3. Stages in the development of Islam and its dissemination in Africa -- 4. Islam as a social system in Africa since the seventh century -- 5. The peoples of the Sudan: population movements -- 6. The Bantu-speaking peoples and their expansion -- 7. Egypt from the Arab conquest until the Fāṭimid state -- 8. Christian Nubia at the height of its civilization -- 9. The conquest of North Africa and Berber resistance -- 10. The independence of the Maghrib -- 11. The role of the Sahara and Saharians in the relationships between north and south -- 12. The emergence of the Fāṭimids -- 13. The Almoravids -- 14. Trade and trade routes in West Africa -- 15. The Chad region as a crossroads -- 16. The Guinea zone: general situation -- 17. The Guinean belt: the peoples between Mount Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire -- 18. The peoples of Upper Guinea (between Côte d'Ivoire and the Casamance) -- 19. The Horn of Africa -- 20. Ethiopia's relations with the Muslim world -- 21. The East African coast -- 22. The East African interior -- 23. Central Africa to the north of Zambezi -- 24. Southern African to the south of the Zambezi -- 25. Madagascar -- 26. The African diaspora in Asia -- 27. Relations between the different regions of Africa -- 28. Africa from the seventh to the eleventh century: five formative centuries. |
Add Author |
Hrbek, Ivan, editor.
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Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa.
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ISBN |
0852550936 (J. Currey) |
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9780852550939 (J. Currey) |
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0520066987 (University of California Press) |
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9780520066984 (University of California Press) |
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9231025856 (UNESCO) |
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9789231025853 (UNESCO) |
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