General history of Africa : Africa from the seventh to the eleventh century / edited by M. Elfasi ; assistant editor, I. Hrbek.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: General history of Africa ; 3.Publication details: London : Heinemann Educational Books ; Berkeley : University of California Press ; Paris : Unesco, 1988.Description: xxv, 869 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780520039148 (University of California Press)
  • 0520039149 (University of California Press)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 960/.2 20
LOC classification:
  • DT20 GEN 1988
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 --
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 -- Ethiopia'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.
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Do not use this Africa University Main Library DT20 GEN 1988 v.III (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 000015882011

At head of title: UNESCO International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [799]-847) and index.

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 --

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 -- Ethiopia'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.

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