| Description |
xxv, 869 : illustrations, maps, plans ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
General history of Africa ; 3
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General history of Africa ; 3.
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| Note |
At head of title: UNESCO International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 799-847. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Africa in the context of world history / I. Hrbek -- The coming of Islam and the expansion of the Muslim empire / M. El Fasi and I. Hrbek -- Stages in the development of Islam and its dissemination in Africa / M. El Fasi and I. Hrbek -- Islam as a social system in Africa since the seventh century / Z. Dramani-Issifou -- The peoples of the Sudan : population movements / F. de Medeiros -- The Bantu-speaking peoples and their expansion / S. Lwanga-Lunyiigo and J. Vansina -- Egypt from the Arab conquest until the end of the Fāṭimid state (1171) / T. Bianquis -- Christian Nubia at the height of its civilization / S. Jakobielski -- The conquest of North Africa and Berber resistance / H. Monès -- The independence of the Maghrib / M. Talbi -- The role of the Sahara and Saharians in relationships between north and south / T. Lewicki -- The emergence of the Fāṭimids / I. Hrbek -- The Almoravids / I. Hrbek and J. Devisse -- Trade and trade routes in West Africa / J. Devisse -- 505 0 The Chad region as a crossroads / D. Lange -- The Guinea zone : general situation / Thurstan Shaw -- The Guinean belt : the peoples between Mount Cameroon and the Ivory Coast / B.W. Andah in collaboration with J. Anquandah -- The peoples of Upper Guinea (between the Ivory Coast and the Casamance) / B.W. Andah -- The Horn of Africa / T.T. Mekouria -- Ethopia's relations with the Muslim world / E. Cerulli -- The East African coast and the Comoro Islands / F.T. Masao and H.W. Mutoro -- The East African interior / C. Ehret -- Central Africa to the north of the Zambesi / D.W. Phillipson -- Southern Africa to the south of the Zambezi / T.N. Huffman -- Madagascar / B. Domenichini-Ramiaramanana -- The African diaspora in Asia / Y. Talib based on a contribution by F. Samir -- Relations between the different regions of Africa / A. Bathily with the collaboration of C. Meillassoux -- Africa from the seventh to the eleventh century : five formative centuries / J. Devisse and J. Vansina. |
| Subject |
Africa -- History -- To 1498.
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Africa. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1498 |
| Subject |
Islamic Empire -- History -- 661-750.
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Islamic Empire. |
| Chronological Term |
661-750 |
| Subject |
Islamic Empire -- History -- 750-1258.
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| Chronological Term |
750-1258 |
| Subject |
Islam -- Africa -- History.
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Islam. |
| Added Author |
Elfasi, M.
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Hrbek, Ivan.
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Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa.
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| ISBN |
0435948091 UK |
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9231017098 Unesco |
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0520039149 USA |
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