UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth CenturyUniversity of California Press, 10 mai 1998 - 277 pages 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. |
Table des matières
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 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century Djibril Tamsir Niane,Joseph Ki-Zerbo Aucun aperçu disponible - 1997 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Abd al-Mu'min Abū agriculture Almohad Almoravid ancestors Andalusian Arab archaeological Askiya Bachwezi Bantu Banu Benin Berber Borno Cairo caliph central centre chiefdoms chiefs Christian clans coast copper cultural dynasty East economic Egypt empire Ethiopia ethnic expansion fifteenth forest fourteenth century Fulbe Futa Gambia Ghana Ghāniya gold groups Hafsids Hausa Hausaland History of Africa Ibn Khaldun Ifrikiya Indian Ocean iron Islam island ivory kabilas Kanem Kano Khoikhoi Kilwa king kingdom kola nuts Lake land language Maghrib Mali Mamluk Mande Mansa Marinids Mediterranean Morocco mosque Mossi Muḥammad Mūsā Muslim Naaba Niani Niger Nile Nkore nomads Nubia oral tradition organized origin pastoralists period political population Portuguese pottery region reign religion religious route rulers Sahara savannah Sefuwa shaykhs sixteenth century slaves society Songhay southern Sudan sultan Sundiata Swahili Tarikh territory thirteenth century Timbuktu Tlemcen towns trans-Saharan trade Tunis twelfth century valley villages Zambezi Zimbabwe
Références à ce livre
Africa and the Nation-state: State Formation and Identity in Ancient Egypt ... Lamont DeHaven King Affichage d'extraits - 2006 |