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Trans-Saharan Africa in World History

Trans-Saharan Africa in World History( )
Author: Austen, Ralph A.
Series title:New Oxford World History Ser.
ISBN:978-0-19-515731-4
Publication Date:Apr 2010
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $180.00
Book Description:

The central theme of this book is the double role of the Sahara: as both a link between tropical Africa and the Mediterranean Islamic world; and as a restrictive/protective barrier that allowed considerable autonomy and originality to the southern Sahel ('shore') of the desert and its immediate hinterland. Thus Austen discusses the structural constraints upon caravan (as opposed to oceanic) long-distance trade but also show how this allowed considerable economic development to occur in...
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Book Details
Pages:176
Detailed Subjects: Business & Economics / Commerce
Religion / Islam / General
History / Africa / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.24 x 9.672 x 0.679 Inches
Book Weight:0.924 Pounds



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