Title: Africa from the seventh to the eleventh century /
Authors: Fāsī, Muḥammad.; Hrbek, Ivan.; Unesco.
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books ; University of California Press ; Unesco,
Year: 1988
Subjects: Civilization, Medieval; Africa History
Abstract: The result of years of work by scholars from all over the world, The UNESCO General History of Africa reflects how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. Historical connections with other continents demonstrate Africa's contribution to the development of human civilization. Each volume is lavishly illustrated and contains a comprehensive bibliography. Volume III documents the increasing influence of Islam and its dissemination and interaction with traditional African culture in northern and western regions. The essays place Africa in the context of world history at the opening of the seventh century and examine the impact of Islamic penetration, expansion of the Bantu-speaking peoples, and the growth of civilizations in West Africa.
Contents: Africa in the context of world history / I. Hrbek -- The coming of Islam and the expansion of the Muslim empire / M. El Fasi and I. Hrbek -- Stages in the development of Islam and its dissemination in Africa / M. El Fasi and I. Hrbek -- Islam as a social system in Africa since the seventh century / Z. Dramani-Issifou -- The peoples of the Sudan : population movements / F. de Medeiros -- The Bantu-speaking peoples and their expansion / S. Lwanga-Lunyiigo and J. Vansina -- Egypt from the Arab conquest until the end of the Fāṭimid state (1171) / T. Bianquis -- Christian Nubia at the height of its civilization / S. Jakobielski -- The conquest of North Africa and Berber resistance / H. Monès -- The independence of the Maghrib / M. Talbi -- The role of the Sahara and Saharians in relationships between north and south / T. Lewicki -- The emergence of the Fāṭimids / I. Hrbek -- The Almoravids / I. Hrbek and J. Devisse -- Trade and trade routes in West Africa / J. Devisse --