The Hidden Treasures of Timbuktu: Rediscovering Africa's Literary Culture

by John O. Hunwick and Alida Jay Boye

For centuries, trading caravans made epic journeys across the Saharan sands to reach the markets of the legendary city of Timbuktu, where they traded salt, gold, slaves, textiles--and books. By the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500514216
• ISBN13: 9780500514214
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.8" x 12.9"