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Princeton University Press (2018), 280 pages
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9780691181264
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CONTENTS
Introduction: Africa in the Middle Ages
1 The Tribulations of Two Chinese in Africa East Africa, the Eighth to the Fifteenth Century
2 In the Belly of the Sperm Whale East Africa, Beginning of the Tenth Century
3 Aspects of a Border Qasr Ibrîm, Lower Nubia, from the Seventh Century
4 Diplomatic Back-and-Forth at the Court of George II of Nubia Faras and Dongola, Present-Day Sudan, Last Quarter of the Tenth Century
5 “Does anyone live beyond you?” Central Sahara, Seventh to the Ninth Century
6 For Forty-Two Thousand Dinars Aoudaghost, Present-Day Mauritania, Middle of the Ninth Century
7 A Tale of Two Cities: On the Capital of Ghâna The Aoukar, Present-Day Mauritania, around 1068
8 Ghâna, One Hundred Years Later Banks of a River in the Sahel, between 1116 and 1154
9 The Conversion Effect Various Parts of the Sahel, Eleventh to Twelfth Century
10 The King of Zâfûn Enters Marrakesh Morocco and the Western Sahel, around the Second Quarter of the Twelfth Century
11 The Rich Dead of the Tumuli Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal, between the Ninth and the Fourteenth Century
12 Aksum, the City That Made Kings Northern Ethiopia, around the Twelfth Century
13 The Treasures of Debre Damo Northern Ethiopia, until the Twelfth Century
14 One Map, Two Geographies Horn of Africa, before the Middle of the Twelfth Century
15 The Case of the Concubine Aydhâb, Berbera, Present-Day Coastal Sudan and Somaliland, December 1144
16 Sijilmâsa, Crossroads at the Ends of the Earth Southeastern Morocco, from the Twelfth to the Fourteenth Century
17 The Land Where Gold Grows like Carrots The Sahel, from the Tenth to the Fourteenth Century
18 Phantom Mines Present-Day Zimbabwe Highlands and the West African Savanna, around the Thirteenth Century
19 The Land of Sofala Coasts of Present-Day Tanzania and Mozambique, End of the Thirteenth to the Beginning of the Fourteenth Century
20 The Golden Rhinoceros Northeastern South Africa, Thirteenth Century
21 The Stratigraphy of Kilwa, or How Cities Are Born Coast of Present-Day Tanzania, from the Tenth to the Fifteenth Century
22 The Camels of Madagascar, or Marco Polo’s Africa Somalia and Madagascar, End of the Thirteenth Century
23 The Work of Angels Lalibela, Ethiopian Highlands, around the Thirteenth Century
24 The Sultan and the Sea Coast of Present-Day Senegal or Gambia, around 1312
25 Ruins of Salt Taghâza, Extreme North of Present-Day Mali, from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Century
26 The Customs of Mâli Oualata, Present-Day Mauritania, around 17 April 1352
27 A Wreck in the Sahara Central Mauritania, the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Centuries
28 The Golden Orb Kingdom of Mâli, Fourteenth Century
29 The King’s Speech In Mâli City, Capital of the Kingdom of Mâli, from June 1352 to February 1353
30 The Production of Eunuchs in Abyssinia Ethiopia and Somaliland, around 1340
31 Inventory at Great Zimbabwe Present-Day Zimbabwe, Fourteenth to Fifteenth Century
32 Next Year in Tamentit, or the (Re)discovery of Africa Tuat Oasis, Central Algeria, Second Half of the Fifteenth Century
33 Africa’s New Shores The Coasts of Present-Day Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia, 1455
34 Vasco da Gama and the “New World” Indian Ocean, 1498
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
Introduction: Africa in the Middle Ages
1 The Tribulations of Two Chinese in Africa East Africa, the Eighth to the Fifteenth Century
2 In the Belly of the Sperm Whale East Africa, Beginning of the Tenth Century
3 Aspects of a Border Qasr Ibrîm, Lower Nubia, from the Seventh Century
4 Diplomatic Back-and-Forth at the Court of George II of Nubia Faras and Dongola, Present-Day Sudan, Last Quarter of the Tenth Century
5 “Does anyone live beyond you?” Central Sahara, Seventh to the Ninth Century
6 For Forty-Two Thousand Dinars Aoudaghost, Present-Day Mauritania, Middle of the Ninth Century
7 A Tale of Two Cities: On the Capital of Ghâna The Aoukar, Present-Day Mauritania, around 1068
8 Ghâna, One Hundred Years Later Banks of a River in the Sahel, between 1116 and 1154
9 The Conversion Effect Various Parts of the Sahel, Eleventh to Twelfth Century
10 The King of Zâfûn Enters Marrakesh Morocco and the Western Sahel, around the Second Quarter of the Twelfth Century
11 The Rich Dead of the Tumuli Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal, between the Ninth and the Fourteenth Century
12 Aksum, the City That Made Kings Northern Ethiopia, around the Twelfth Century
13 The Treasures of Debre Damo Northern Ethiopia, until the Twelfth Century
14 One Map, Two Geographies Horn of Africa, before the Middle of the Twelfth Century
15 The Case of the Concubine Aydhâb, Berbera, Present-Day Coastal Sudan and Somaliland, December 1144
16 Sijilmâsa, Crossroads at the Ends of the Earth Southeastern Morocco, from the Twelfth to the Fourteenth Century
17 The Land Where Gold Grows like Carrots The Sahel, from the Tenth to the Fourteenth Century
18 Phantom Mines Present-Day Zimbabwe Highlands and the West African Savanna, around the Thirteenth Century
19 The Land of Sofala Coasts of Present-Day Tanzania and Mozambique, End of the Thirteenth to the Beginning of the Fourteenth Century
20 The Golden Rhinoceros Northeastern South Africa, Thirteenth Century
21 The Stratigraphy of Kilwa, or How Cities Are Born Coast of Present-Day Tanzania, from the Tenth to the Fifteenth Century
22 The Camels of Madagascar, or Marco Polo’s Africa Somalia and Madagascar, End of the Thirteenth Century
23 The Work of Angels Lalibela, Ethiopian Highlands, around the Thirteenth Century
24 The Sultan and the Sea Coast of Present-Day Senegal or Gambia, around 1312
25 Ruins of Salt Taghâza, Extreme North of Present-Day Mali, from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Century
26 The Customs of Mâli Oualata, Present-Day Mauritania, around 17 April 1352
27 A Wreck in the Sahara Central Mauritania, the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Centuries
28 The Golden Orb Kingdom of Mâli, Fourteenth Century
29 The King’s Speech In Mâli City, Capital of the Kingdom of Mâli, from June 1352 to February 1353
30 The Production of Eunuchs in Abyssinia Ethiopia and Somaliland, around 1340
31 Inventory at Great Zimbabwe Present-Day Zimbabwe, Fourteenth to Fifteenth Century
32 Next Year in Tamentit, or the (Re)discovery of Africa Tuat Oasis, Central Algeria, Second Half of the Fifteenth Century
33 Africa’s New Shores The Coasts of Present-Day Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia, 1455
34 Vasco da Gama and the “New World” Indian Ocean, 1498
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Further Reading
Index