Editorial Reviews
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'Another authoritative survey ...' History Today
'... this is an excellent work of synthesis.' History
'... this book gives an excellent survey of a period in African history which is still relatively neglected in comparison with the colonial period. In particular, scholars and students of Africa who wish to explore how Africa's internal dynamics have been shaped by and responded to natural environment and its position in a wider world of socioeconomic and cultural contacts, may find this book extremely useful.' South African Historical Journal
Book Description
This radically revised and updated companion volume to the authors' well-known Africa since 1800 (now in its fourth edition) takes African history from about 1250 AD, when African societies were expanding their political and economic scope, and when Islamic influences were already reaching across the Sahara and down the Indian Ocean coastline. It continues through the period of early European contact from the fifteenth century onward, with much emphasis on expanding Atlantic trade.
Medieval Africa, 1250-1800
Medieval Africa, 1250-1800,Roland Oliver,Anthony Atmore,Cambridge University Press,0521793726,Africa - General,History,History - General History,History: World,Medieval,World - General,Africa,Africa--History--To 1884,African history: c 1500 to c 1900,African history: c 500 to c 1500,History / Africa,c 1000 CE to c 1500,c 1500 to c 1600,c 1600 to c 1700,c 1700 to c 1800
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