Caravans of the Old Sahara - An Introduction to the History of the Western Sudan

Informationen zum Autor E. W. Bovill Zusammenfassung Since publication in 1957 the importance of Bohannan's study of judicial institutions and procedures among the Tiv has been widely recognized. It has contributed widely to the continuing discussion concerning the objectives and methods to be followed in the anthropological study of law and the contribution this makes to comparative jurisprudence. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Sahara 2. Africa Antiqua 3. Races of Man 4. Medieval Arabic Writers 5. The Almoravids 6. Ghana 7. Mali 8. The Rise of the Songhai Empire 9. The Askias 10. Leo Africanus 11. The Crescent and the Cross 12. The Quest for Gold 13. The Sea of Darkness 14. The Moorish Invasion 15. The Fall of the Songhai Empire 16. El Dzehebi 17. the Later Pashas 18. The Veil 19. The Niger Quest 20. The Sokoto fulani 21. The Lifting of the Veil 22. The Great Caravans 23. Shepherd Kings

Product details

• Authors: E. W. Bovill, Bovill E. W.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138491014
• ISBN: 978-1-138-49101-4
• No. of pages: 318
• Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Sudan, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Legal History, African History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies