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Balancing written history with oral tradition : the legacy of the Songhoy people
Maïga, Hassimi Oumarou.

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Author:	Maïga, Hassimi Oumarou.
Title:	Balancing written history with oral tradition : the legacy of the Songhoy people / Hassimi Oumarou Maïga.
Imprint:	New York : Routledge, 2010.
Physical Description:	xxi, 206 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Series:	(African studies)
Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-197) and index.
Note:	Filmography: p. 197.
Contents:	A long journey from East Africa to West Africa -- The empires of Ghana and Mali -- Gao : from its origins to the city of the Askyas -- Diverse socio-cultural aspects of the city of Gao -- From the age of kingdoms to the age of empires -- From the empire age to the bureaucratic age : the Askya dynasty -- Invasions and European domination -- Traditional Songhoy society -- The Songhoy oral tradition : riddles and story telling -- Songhoy writing traditions -- Religion, beliefs, and spirituality -- The legacy of the Songhoy people -- Selected African contributions to the development of the new world and France -- A legacy of African integration -- Towards pan African integration.
Subject (LC):	Songhai (African people)--History.
Subject (LC):	Songhai Empire--History.
Subject (LC):	Africa, West--Civilization.
Series:	African studies (Routledge (Firm))
ISBN:	9780415963510 (hbk)
ISBN:	0415963516 (hbk)
ISBN:	9780203872055 (ebk)
ISBN:	0203872053 (ebk)

Catkey: 8253369

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	Copy	Holds	Location
DT532.27 .M35 2010	1		STACKS