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Slaves and Slavery in Africa: Volume One: Islam and the Ideology of Enslavement: 1 (Slaves & Slavery in Muslim Africa)
John Ralph Willis
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hardcover. First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
This Volume One of a series on slaves and slavery in Muslim Africa. First published in 1985, it looks at Islam and the ideology of enslavement. Slaves of African origin formed a vital thread in the living lines of economic production in the Near and Middle East and formed the cord of economic activity in Islamic Africa itself. Slaves sustained the salt pits and date palms of desert societies; they worked the spice plantations of the East African littoral - became the porters and placemen in the trans-Saharan trade; and they constituted the entourage - the veritable wealth and ... Read more
This Volume One of a series on slaves and slavery in Muslim Africa. First published in 1985, it looks at Islam and the ideology of enslavement. Slaves of African origin formed a vital thread in the living lines of economic production in the Near and Middle East and formed the cord of economic activity in Islamic Africa itself. Slaves sustained the salt pits and date palms of desert societies; they worked the spice plantations of the East African littoral - became the porters and placemen in the trans-Saharan trade; and they constituted the entourage - the veritable wealth and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714631424
SKU
V9780714631424
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99-1
About John Ralph Willis
JOHN RALPH WILLIS Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies Princeton University.
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