Pragmatism in the Age of Jihad
The Precolonial State of Bundu
Bundu is an anomaly among the precolonial Muslim states of West Africa. Founded during the jihads which swept the savannah in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it developed a pragmatic policy, unique in the midst of fundamentalist, theocratic Muslim states. Located in the Upper Senegal and with access to the Upper Gambia, Bundu played a critical role in regional commerce and production and reacted quickly to the stimulus of European trade. Drawing on a wide range of sources both oral and documentary, Arabic, English and French, Dr. Gomez provides the first full account of Bundu's history. He analyzes the foundation and growth of an Isl…
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Weitere Autoren: Michael a., Gomez
- ISBN: 978-0-521-41940-6
- EAN: 9780521419406
- Produktnummer: 9210423
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.0 cm 575 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 575
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