The Holy War of Umar Tal: The Western Sudan in the Mid-nineteenth Century

David Robinson

Clarendon Press, 1985 - History - 434 pages

In this comprehensive, coherent account of Umar's life and career, the author presents him in both an Islamic and an imperial context, as both a Muslim prophet and the creator of a new African empire which, after a period of conflict, established symbiotic relations with French Senegal.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Holy War of Umar Tal: The Western Sudan in the Mid-nineteenth Century; Oxford studies in African affairs
• Author: David Robinson
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1985
• ISBN: 0198227205, 9780198227205
• Length: 434 pages
• Subjects: History / Africa / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General; Science / Life Sciences / Evolution; Social Science / Islamic Studies