“Translated by J.F.P. Hopkins and edited with annotations by Nehemiah Levtzion and Hopkins, Corpus Of Early Arabic Sources For West African History is a core title in any scholarly collection on Arabic history and studies. This five hundred page historical survey distills major writings of Islamic scholars on the medieval history of West Africa between the 9th and 15th centuries B.C.E. The text is enhanced for the student and scholar with sections on abbreviations, notes, bibliography for further study, and a comprehensive, ‘user friendly’ index. Long out of print, academia owes a debt to Markus Wiener Publishers with this excellent photomechanical reprint, making Corpus Of Early Arabic Sources For West African History once again easily available for interested readers and researchers.”
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