The Manuscripts Of Timbuktu: Secrets, Myths and Realities

Author:   Jean-Michel Djian ,  Christopher Wise ,  J -M G Le Claezio ,  Souleymane Bachir Diagne
Publisher:   Red Sea Press,U.S.
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9781569026380


Pages:   196
Publication Date:   27 February 2020
Format:   Paperback
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The Manuscripts Of Timbuktu: Secrets, Myths and Realities


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From the 15th century till today, Timbuktu has been coveted for its commercial, cultural, and religious importance. But what do we really know about the City of 333 saints? With the help of a number of eminent historians, Jean-Michel Djian conducts an extensive investigation of one Africa's most beautiful and mysterious treasures. He has exhumed and selected a number of rare manuscripts for our consideration. For the most part, these manuscripts have been preserved in old trunks handed down from generation to generation. These documents provide irrefutable evidence of an authentic writing tradition in Africa, which directly contradicts the false assumptions of the West. Not only has there been a long history of writing in Africa, the manuscripts of Timbuktu call into question many of the West's most basic views about world history.

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Author:   Jean-Michel Djian ,  Christopher Wise ,  J -M G Le Claezio ,  Souleymane Bachir Diagne
Publisher:   Red Sea Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Red Sea Press,U.S.
ISBN:  

9781569026380


ISBN 10:   1569026386
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   27 February 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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