num_pages: 376
description: Contradicting the popular notion that African history survived only through the oral tradition this collection of essays examines the rich legacy of written history on the continent specifically in Timbuktu. It brings together articles written by a number of leading international scholars from Europe the United States and several African countries covering a wide range of areas in the study of Timbuktu from archaeology and literature to the intellectual life libraries and private collections in Timbuktu and West Africa.
language: English
title: The Meanings of Timbuktu
publisher: HSRC Press