Precolonial Black Africa: A Comparative Study of the Political and Social Systems of Europe and Black Africa, from Antiquity to the Formation of Modern States"Diop compares the political and social systems of Europe and black Africa from antiquity to the formation of modern states. Throughout, his intent is not to provide a history as such, but rather guidelines for historians and others who seek a scientific understanding of precolonial societies in Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe and their links with the earliest known stages of human development. Students and scholars of Africa and world history will be challenged by Diop's original -- thought controversial == analysis of the similarities and striking differences between black Africa and the West." -- Back cover. |
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Page 111
... Djenné and Timbuktu , border areas which were strongholds such as Teghezza , Ualata , Nema , etc. A sultan or fari governed certain provinces , as might a châ : there was the Dendi - fari , the Kor- mina - fari , the Kala - châ . A ...
... Djenné and Timbuktu , border areas which were strongholds such as Teghezza , Ualata , Nema , etc. A sultan or fari governed certain provinces , as might a châ : there was the Dendi - fari , the Kor- mina - fari , the Kala - châ . A ...
Page 121
... Djenné by Sonni Ali . The cities were fortified by a system of ramparts , with a variable number of guarded gates . A fortified city was called a tata . “ Djenné is surrounded by a rampart with eleven gates . Three of them were later ...
... Djenné by Sonni Ali . The cities were fortified by a system of ramparts , with a variable number of guarded gates . A fortified city was called a tata . “ Djenné is surrounded by a rampart with eleven gates . Three of them were later ...
Page 133
... Djenné , known as far as Asia and Europe , there were Biru , Soo , Ndôb , Pékès , and so on . In all these centers foreign nationals had their own quarters in which they could live in the utmost security with their goods , while ...
... Djenné , known as far as Asia and Europe , there were Biru , Soo , Ndôb , Pékès , and so on . In all these centers foreign nationals had their own quarters in which they could live in the utmost security with their goods , while ...
Contents
ANCIENT CITY | 18 |
FORMATION OF THE MODERN | 35 |
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION IN BLACK | 43 |
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