PublishedPrinceton University Press, October 2018 |
ISBN9780691181264 |
FormatHardcover, 280 pages |
Dimensions21.6cm × 14cm |
A leading historian reconstructs the forgotten history of medieval Africa
From the birth of Islam in the seventh century to the voyages of European exploration in the fifteenth, Africa was at the center of a vibrant exchange of goods and ideas. It was an African golden age in which places like Ghana, Nubia, and Zimbabwe became the crossroads of