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Autore |
Maïga Hassimi Oumarou |
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Titolo |
Balancing written history with oral tradition [[electronic resource] ] : the legacy of the Songhoy people / / Hassimi Oumarou Maïga |
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New York, : Routledge, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-22703-9 |
1-282-28350-2 |
9786612283505 |
0-203-87205-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (231 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Songhai (African people) - History |
Electronic books. |
Songhai Empire History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Maps; Photographs; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 A Long Journey from East Africa to West Africa; 2 The Empires of Ghana and Mali; 3 Gao: From Its Origins to the City of the Askyas; 4 Diverse Socio-cultural Aspects of the City of Gao; 5 From the Age of Kingdoms to the Age of Empires; 6 From the Empire Age to the Bureaucratic Age: The Askya Dynasty; 7 Invasions and European Domination; 8 Traditional Songhoy Society; 9 The Songhoy Oral Tradition: Riddles and Story Telling; 10 Songhoy Writing Traditions |
11 Religion, Belief, and Spirituality12 The Legacy of the Songhoy People; 13 Selected African Contributions to the Development of the New World and France; 14 A Legacy of African Integration; 15 Towards Pan African Integration; Postface; Afterword; Appendices; Biographical Information; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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By balancing written history with the African oral tradition, this book conceptualizes the integrations among diverse peoples of Africa and specifically among the Songhoy people. Drawing from a number of |
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