West Africa, Islam, and the Arab world : studies in honor of Basil Davidson / John Hunwick.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton : Markus Wiener Publishers, c2006.Description: 147 p : map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1558763988 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781558763982 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.6/970966 22
LOC classification:
  • DT474 .H865
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction to West Africa -- North Africa's links with Sub-Saharan Africa -- Islam in West Africa -- Timbuktu : a famous West African city of Islam and Arabic writing -- The Islamic manuscript heritage of Timbuktu -- Arabic as the Latin of Africa -- Non-Muslims and Muslims in the Arab world -- Arab views of Black Africans and slavery -- African-Arab relations in the twentieth century -- Honor to Basil Davidson -- Appendix I: The Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA) -- Appendix II: Sudanic Africa : a journal of historical sources -- Appendix III: Conservation of West African Arabic manuscripts -- Appendix IV: Published manuscripts.
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General Collection item General Collection item Athi-River Campus Open Shelves DT474.H865 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available BK96124

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138) and index.

Introduction to West Africa -- North Africa's links with Sub-Saharan Africa -- Islam in West Africa -- Timbuktu : a famous West African city of Islam and Arabic writing -- The Islamic manuscript heritage of Timbuktu -- Arabic as the Latin of Africa -- Non-Muslims and Muslims in the Arab world -- Arab views of Black Africans and slavery -- African-Arab relations in the twentieth century -- Honor to Basil Davidson -- Appendix I: The Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA) -- Appendix II: Sudanic Africa : a journal of historical sources -- Appendix III: Conservation of West African Arabic manuscripts -- Appendix IV: Published manuscripts.

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