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Migration, Jihad, and Muslim Authority in West Africa: The Futanke Colonies in Karta John H. Hanson
Migration, Jihad, and Muslim Authority in West Africa: The Futanke Colonies in Karta
John H. Hanson
Investigates Muslim politics and society in 19th-century West Africa. This book presents a study that revises late-19th-century colonialist assumptions about a West African Muslim social movement. Using indigenous Arabic manuscripts, travel narratives, and oral materials, it assesses the meaning of a series of revolts against Islamic authority.
232 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 22, 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780253330888 |
| Publishers | Indiana University Press |
| Pages | 232 |
| Dimensions | 240 × 164 × 20 mm · 512 g |
| Language | English |