The Meanings of Timbuktu

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ISBN:	0796922047 , 9780796922045
Publisher:	Human Sciences Research Council
Date:	2008-09-05
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Contradicting the?popular notion that African history survived only through the oral tradition, this collection of essays examines the rich legacy of written history on the continent, specifically in Timbuktu. It brings together articles written by a number of leading international scholars from Europe, the United States, and several African countries, covering a wide range of areas in the study of Timbuktu, from archaeology and literature to the intellectual life, libraries, and private collections?in Timbuktu and West Africa.