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Mandingo kingdoms of the Senegambia: traditionalism, Islam, and European expansion/

This is a study of societies in the throes of violent change. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the Mandingo states of the Senegambia were ripe for revolution. A decaying ruling elite confronted an aggressive, prosperous, and dissatisfied element within the population. Islam and a resurgent E...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Quinn, Charlotte A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Evanston [Ill.]: Northwestern University Press, ©1972.
Subjects:
African civilizations.
Mandingo (African people)
Gambia > History.
Senegal > History > To 1960.
Gambia > Historia.
Senegal > Historia > Hasta 1960.
Mandingue (Peuple d'Afrique)
Sénégal > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1960.
Gambia
Senegal
Geschichte
To 1960
History
Table of Contents:
  • The River and the People
  • - The Mandingo Kingdoms and Their Rulers
  • - The Rise of Islam in the Gambia
  • - The European Settlements
  • - Maba Diakhou and the Muslim Jihad
  • - The European Powers and the Jihad
  • - Secularization of the Jihad
  • - Partition and Pacification
  • - The Legacy of Revolution in the Gambia.