UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century

Couverture
Volume IV of this acclaimed series is now available in an abridged paperback edition. The result of years of work by scholars from all over the world, The UNESCO General History of Africa reflects how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. Historical connections with other continents demonstrate Africa's contribution to the development of human civilization. Each volume is lavishly illustrated and contains a comprehensive bibliography.

The period covered in Volume IV constitutes a crucial phase in the continent's history, in which Africa developed its own culture and written records became more common. Major themes include the triumph of Islam; the extension of trading relations,cultural exchanges, and human contacts; and the development of kingdoms and empires.

 

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The unification of the Maghrib under the Almohads
8
The spread of civilization in the Maghrib and its impact
25
The disintegration of political unity in the Maghrib
34
Society in the Maghrib after the disappearance of the Almohads
44
Mali and the second Mande expansion
63
the fifteenth to sixteenth
70
The peoples and kingdoms of the Niger Bend and
87
The kingdoms and peoples of Chad
97
the Solomonids in Ethiopia and the states of the Horn of Africa
169
The development of Swahili civilization
181
Between the coast and the Great Lakes
191
The Great Lakes region
199
The Zambezi and Limpopo basins 11001500
209
migrations and the emergence of the first states
219
its peoples and social structures
230
Madagascar and the neighbouring islands from the twelfth to the sixteenth century
239

The Hausa and their neighbours in the central Sudan
105
The coastal peoples from Casamance to the Côte dIvoire lagoons
118
From the Côte dIvoire lagoons to the Volta
128
From the Volta to Cameroon
134
Egypt and the Muslim world from the twelfth to the beginning of the sixteenth century
148
Nubia from the late twelfth century to the Funj conquest in the early sixteenth century
159
Relationships and exchanges among the different regions
245
Africa in intercontinental relations
254
Conclusion
262
Bibliography
267
Index
279
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