Medieval Africa, 12501800 by Roland Oliver
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.
'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
'The volume betrays a high level of scholarship associated with the names of both authors, and it will surely find its readership among students and the general public as an introduction to African history.' Asian and African Studies
'… 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
'The volume betrays a high level of scholarship associated with the names of both authors, and it will surely find its readership among students and the general public as an introduction to African history.' Asian and African Studies
Roland Oliver is Emeritus Professor of African history at the University of London and has made an outstanding contribution to the study of African history. In 1948 he was appointed to the School of Oriental and African Studies, the first post ever created in African history at any university. Professor Oliver has been Visiting Professor at the University of Brussels, Northwestern University, and Harvard University. From 1979 to 1993 he was president of the British Institute in Eastern Africa. In 1989 Professor Oliver was awarded the Distinguished Africanist Award of the American African Studies Association and in 1993 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521793728 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521793726 |
| Title | Medieval Africa, 12501800 |
| Author | Roland Oliver |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2001-08-16 |
| Number of pages | 260 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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