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

by Michael A. Gomez

Book Overview

A groundbreaking book that puts early and medieval West Africa on the map of global history

Pick up almost any book on early and medieval world history and empire, and where do you find West Africa? On the periphery. This pioneering book tells a different story. Interweaving political and social history and drawing on a rich array of sources, Michael Gomez unveils a new vision of how categories of ethnicity, race, gender, and caste...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691196826
• ISBN13: 9780691196824
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"