The Diwan Revisited Literacy, State Information and the Rise of Kanuri Domination (A.D. 1200-1600)
- List Price: $315.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
- Publish date: 05/01/2000
Description:
Discovered in the 1850s by the German explorer H. Barth, the Diwan, or genealogy, is a remarkable collection of facts, deeds, and descriptions of the sultans of Kanem-Bornu, one of the most advanced civilizations in West Africa. In this book, Holl reevaluates almost 150 years of research on the subject.
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