The trans-Saharan slave trade / John Wright.
The trans-Saharan slave trade / John Wright.
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Publisher
London : Routledge, c2007.
Call Numbers
N382.44096/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 226 p. : 1 map ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Slaves, slavery, and the Sahara -- The Sahara: grazing, war, and trade -- The medieval Saharan slave trade -- The land ways and the sea ways -- Faith in abolition -- The slave trade through Murzuk -- The slave trade through Ghadames and Ghat -- The Wadai road -- The slave trade betwe...
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Publisher
London : Routledge, c2007.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
"The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade is the full length history of the northbound trade in black slaves across the Sahara to North Africa (Maghreb). It reveals an ancient, persistent but obscure traffic, a basic but largely overlooked feature of the historical economy and society of the Sahara and North Africa. John Wright unveils the true scale and scop...
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The trans-Saharan slave trade / John Wright.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N382.44096/5
Record Identifier
74VK7RM4ZzQy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7RM4ZzQy
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ISBN
0203962818 (ebk.) :
9780415380461 (cased) :
0415380464 (cased) :
9780203962817 (ebk.) :
DDC
382.440966
MMS ID
991022794469702626
