Beyond Timbuktu : an intellectual history of Muslim West Africa
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; Harvard University Press, 2016.
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 25 cm
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Community College of Aurora - CentreTech - BOOKS
DT 474.5 .K36 2016
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DT 474.5 .K36 2016
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LC Subjects
Africa, West -- Civilization -- Islamic influences.
Africa, West -- Intellectual life.
Education -- Africa, West -- History.
Education -- Political aspects -- Africa, West -- History.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Africa, West -- History.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou -- History.
Africa, West -- Intellectual life.
Education -- Africa, West -- History.
Education -- Political aspects -- Africa, West -- History.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Africa, West -- History.
Islamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou -- History.
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Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; Harvard University Press, 2016.
Format
Book
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"By 2013, many people worldwide had heard about Timbuktu as a center of learning where thousands of Arabic manuscripts are preserved, some of which were destroyed by fanatics during the French counteroffensive to halt the expansion of Islamists in Mali. But few people know that Timbuktu was only one of many centers of Islamic learning in precolonial West Africa. This book analyses the rise and transformation of Arabo-Islamic erudition in West Africa from the beginning of the spread of Islam through the colonial period to the twenty-first century. It highlights the contribution of Muslim scholars in the production and transmission of knowledge and in shaping state and society in West Africa. It argues that no study of the history of education or knowledge production in West Africa will be complete unless it pays attention to this intellectual tradition. The book further shows how European colonialism obstructs historiography so that we know so little about it. Finally, the book analyze the transformation of West African educational system, in the twentieth and twenty first century and shows that far from declining, the Islamic tradition of West Africa has gained vitality in the postcolonial period."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kane, O. (2016). Beyond Timbuktu: an intellectual history of Muslim West Africa . Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kane, Ousmane. 2016. Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West Africa. Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kane, Ousmane. Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West Africa Harvard University Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kane, Ousmane. Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West Africa Harvard University Press, 2016.
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