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050 00 $aZ6620.M42$bD5513 2020
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100 1 $aDjian, Jean-Michel,$eauthor.
240 10 $aManuscrits de Tombouctou.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe manuscripts of Timbuktu /$cJean-Michel Djian ; translated by Christopher Wise ; preface by J.M.G. Le Clézio ; afterword by Souleyman Bachir Diagne.
246 3 $aSecrets, myths, and realities
250 $aFirst AWP English edition.
264 1 $aTrenton :$bAfrica World Press,$c[2020]
300 $axxv, 159 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $a"First French Edition 2012."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aTranslator's preface / by Christopher Wise -- Preface / by J.M.G. Le Clezio -- Introduction -- Arrival at Timbuktu -- The founding of Timbuktu -- Scholarship at the heart of the Songhay Empire -- The birth of the empire -- The convergence of trade and knowledge -- The force of the law -- The Tarikh al-Fattash -- Excerpt from the Tarikh al-Sudan -- Questions for Egyptian scholars -- A contribution from Mohamed Hamady, Studies of manuscripts on fatwas and nazilas -- Principles of governance -- The Mande charter, a contribution from Cheikh Hamidou Kane -- On sound principles of governance, a contribution from Saad Traore -- The property question -- Medicine -- From a manuscript: the treatment of illnesses -- Contribution from Floreal Sanagustin -- The power of the scholars -- The manufacturing of knowledge -- Specific characteristics of the manuscripts of Timbuktu -- Alexander at Timbuktu, a contribution from Georges Bohas -- Oblivion: myths and prejudices -- A contribution from Doulaye Konate -- A contribution from Mahmoud Zouber -- A family library at Timbuktu -- Conclusion -- Afterword / by Souleyman Bachir Diagne -- Appendixes: inventory of "Timbuktu histories."
546 $aTranslated from the original French into English.
650 0 $aManuscripts, Arabic$zMali$zTombouctou.
651 0 $aTombouctou (Mali)$xHistory.
650 7 $aManuscripts, Arabic.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01008278
651 7 $aMali$zTombouctou.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01220600
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
700 1 $aWise, Christopher,$d1961-$etranslator.
700 1 $aLe Clézio, J.-M. G.$q(Jean-Marie Gustave),$d1940-$ewriter of foreword.
700 1 $aDiagne, Souleymane Bachir,$ewriter of afterword.
852 00 $bglx$hZ6620.M42$iD5513 2020