African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa

Author/Contributor(s):	Gomez, Michael
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Date:	08/27/2019
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In a radically new account of the importance of early Africa in global history, Gomez traces how Islam's growth in West Africa, along with intensifying commerce that included slaves, resulted in a series of political experiments unique to the region, culminating in the rise of empire.