Medieval

ISBN: 9781874044444
Published by : Art Books International
This volume contains eleven itineraries which take 1-2 days exploring the history of the Islamic art and architecture of the Maghreb. A thematic travel guide, it includes introductory essays and historical overviews before details of the itiner... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841712857
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR Archaeopress
Volume: 1006
A history of the sultunates of the western part of modern Sudan and their legacy of great stone monuments, abandoned cities, myths and legends. Archaeological investigations have generally been lacking in the area and therefore McGregor focuses... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841711232
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
An unadulterated report on the results of excavations and surveys in the area around Gao, Mali in western Africa. This volume should be studied alongside the report on earlier work at the site ( Islam, Archaeology and History: The Gao Region of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780860549369
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: bar archaeopress
Volume: 740
The city state of Meroe in central Sudan flourished between 750 BC and AD 350. The cemetery site of Gabati lies 40 km to the north of Meroe, on the east bank of the Nile and was in use throughout the Meroitic and the medieval periods. Its excav... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780860548324
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Gao in Mali is situated near the northern bend of the Niger river in the western Sahel; it was of prime importance in the spread of Islam and trans-Saharan contacts and trade. This volume reviews the results of archaeological survey and excavat... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782728303175
Published by : Ecole francaise de Rome
A study of the transition from late antiquity into the medieval period in North Africa, from the 7th to 15th centuries. It includes a substantial reassesment and comprehensive inventory of the Arab documentary evidence for the pre-Islamic perio... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780197261583
Published by : British Academy
This history of the Mazru'i family, who ruled Mombasa for more than 100 years up to 1837, is published here in an English translation, together with the original Arabic text.It was written by the late Shaykh Al-Amin bin 'Ali Al Mazru'i, formerl... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521627245
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This book has two main aims: to investigate the nature of the interaction between Africa and Europe between the 15th and 19th centuries and to study the economic, political and cultural role of Africans in their new societies. Finally he assess... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782857445388
Published by : Calade-Diffusion
In an attempt to bring the history, culture and art of the Arab-Islamic Maghreb to a wider audience the authors of this volume have used a simplified phonetic transliteration for arab words. A short introduction provides the reader with a backg... .... Learn More