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Historical Dictionary of Niger

By Rahmane Idrissa

Book information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Year
2020
ISBN
2019046895, 2019046896, 9781538120149, 9781538120156
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1616210 bytes)
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Africa
Pages
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Time added
2022-10-01 15:52:25
HIS001000HIS001050HistoryNonfictionREF008000Reference

Description

Niger is a crossroad, the gate to the outside for West Africans, and the port of entry into West Africa for cross-Saharan tidings and travelers. It remained for centuries the largely uncontrolled periphery of the large empires of the western Sudan and the market cities of the central Sudan. In these two ways, the land forged a very distinctive identity, a fluid blend of diverse communities which make up a nation of marginal cosmopolitans – a paradox illuminated in this book. This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of Niger contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Niger.

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