A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa - Couverture souple

Kemper, Steve

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393346234 ISBN 13 : 9780393346237

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2013

Synopsis

In 1849 Heinrich Barth joined a small British expedition into unexplored regions of Islamic North and Central Africa. One by one his companions died, but he carried on alone, eventually reaching the fabled city of gold, Timbuktu. His five-and-a-half-year, 10,000-mile adventure ranks among the greatest journeys in the annals of exploration, and his discoveries are considered indispensable by modern scholars of Africa.Yet because of shifting politics, European preconceptions about Africa, and his own thorny personality, Barth has been almost forgotten. The general public has never heard of him, his epic journey, or his still-pertinent observations about Africa and Islam; and his monumental five-volume Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa is rare even in libraries. By delivering the first biography on Barth in English, Steve Kemper goes a long way to rescue this fascinating figure from obscurity.

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À propos de l?auteur

Steve Kemper is the author of Code Name Ginger. His work has appeared in many publications, including Smithsonian and National Geographic.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393346234
• ISBN 13: 9780393346237
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible