Historical Dictionary of Niger

By Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo, Rahmane IDRISSA

Book Overview

Niger is a crossroad, the gate to the outside for West Africans, and the port of entry into West Africa for cross-Saharan tidings and travelers. It remained for centuries the largely uncontrolled periphery of the large empires of the western Sudan and the market cities of the central Sudan. In these two ways, the land forged a very distinctive identity, a fluid blend of diverse communities which make up a nation of marginal cosmopolitans - a paradox illuminated in this book.

This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of Niger contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Niger.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538169517
• ISBN13: 9781538169513
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 642 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"