This study examines the history and organization of trans-Saharan trade in western Africa using original source material.

This study is the first of its kind to examine the history and organization of trans-Saharan trade in western Africa using original source material. It document

This open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European trave

"This book tells the story of an African world that grew out of more than one thousand years of trans-Saharan trade linking the Mediterranean lands of North Afr

Saharan trade has been much debated in modern times, but the main focus of interest remains the medieval and early modern periods, for which more abundant writt