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Corpus of Early Arabic Sources for West African History by J. F. P. Hopkins (2001, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherWiener Publishers, Incorporated, Markus

ISBN-101558762418

ISBN-139781558762411

eBay Product ID (ePID)1691036

Product Key Features

Number of Pages516 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCorpus of Early Arabic Sources for West African History

Publication Year2001

SubjectAfrica / West

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaHistory

AuthorJ. F. P. Hopkins

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight29.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN00-040895

Dewey Edition19

ReviewsThe main sources for the medieval history of West Africa are to be found in Arabic writings....Here, in 372 pages of clear English translations, is the sum of what Islamic scholars wrote about West Africa between the ninth and the fifteenth centuries, together with the notes necessary to its evaluation and the detailed indexes and glossaries which facilitate comparative use....the work of Levtzion and Hopkins...has been supremely well done."" - Times Literary Supplement Of the original hardcover edition: ""Only its grotesque price will prevent it from reaching the shelves of the teachers of West African history for whom it was designed."" - Times Literary Supplement

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal966

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisThe main sources for the medieval history of West Africa are to be found in Arabic writings. Here, in English translations, is the sum of what Islamic scholars wrote about West Africa between the 9th and 15th centuries, together with the notes necessary to its evaluation., From the eighth century onwards, the Muslim townsfolk of North Africa were well aware that fifty stages away across the desert to the south lay a land inhabited by black people which was the source of gold, ivory and slaves. It was no mere rumour stemming from occasional journeys of special daring, as it had been in the time of Herodotus. For the Muslims, the black slaves were in their midst as labourers and soldiers, servants and concubines. And soon the passing caravans began to be swelled by black students and pilgrims, showing that the religion and civilization of Islam were spreading across the Sahara into the western and central Sudan..., From the eighth century onwards, the Muslim townsfolk of North Africa were well aware that fifty stages away across the desert to the south lay a land inhabited by black people which was the source of gold, ivory and slaves. It was no mere rumor stemming from occasional journeys of special daring, as it had been in the time of Herodotus. For the Muslims, the black slaves were in their midst as laborers and soldiers, servants and concubines. And soon the passing caravans began to be swelled by black students and pilgrims, showing that the religion and civilization of Islam were spreading across the Sahara into the western and central Sudan.The main sources for the medieval history of West Africa are to be found in Arabic writings. ... Here, in 372 pages of clear English translations, is the sum of what Islamic scholars wrote about West Africa between the ninth and the fifteenth centuries, together with the notes necessary to its evaluation and the detailed indexes and glossaries which facilitate comparative use ... T]he work of Levtzion and Hopkins ... has been supremely well done." -- Times Literary Supplement

LC Classification NumberDT476.C67 2000