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- catalog abstract ""This book provides the first comprehensive history of the peoples of the Middle Niger written by an English speaking scholar. 'The Island of Gold' was the medieval Muslim and later European name for a fabled source of gold and other tropical riches. Although the floodplain of the Niger river lies far from the goldfields, the mosaic of peoples along the Middle Niger created a wealth of grain, fish, and livestock that supported some of Africa's oldest cities, including Timbuktu." "In this book, Roderick James McIntosh uses the latest archaeological and anthropological research to provide a bold overview of the distant origins of life for the inhabitants of the Middle Niger, and an explanation for their social evolution. He shows, for instance, the difficulties the peoples faced in adapting to an unpredictable climate, and how their particular social organization determined the unusual nature of their responses to that change. Throughout the book oral traditions are integrated into the story, providing vivid insights into the inhabitants' complex culture and belief systems."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11175996.
- catalog coverage "Mali Social life and customs.".
- catalog coverage "Niger River Valley Antiquities.".
- catalog coverage "Niger River Valley Social life and customs.".
- catalog coverage "Senegal Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "1988, [i.e. 1998].".
- catalog date "1988, [i.e. 1998].".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1988, [i.e. 1998].".
- catalog description ""This book provides the first comprehensive history of the peoples of the Middle Niger written by an English speaking scholar. 'The Island of Gold' was the medieval Muslim and later European name for a fabled source of gold and other tropical riches. Although the floodplain of the Niger river lies far from the goldfields, the mosaic of peoples along the Middle Niger created a wealth of grain, fish, and livestock that supported some of Africa's oldest cities, including Timbuktu." "In this book, Roderick James McIntosh uses the latest archaeological and anthropological research to provide a bold overview of the distant origins of life for the inhabitants of the Middle Niger, and an explanation for their social evolution. He shows, for instance, the difficulties the peoples faced in adapting to an unpredictable climate, and how their particular social organization determined the unusual nature of their responses to that change. Throughout the book oral traditions are integrated into the story, providing vivid insights into the inhabitants' complex culture and belief systems."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-339) and index.".
- catalog description "The island of gold -- The dry basins of the Middle Niger -- Historical imagination: 4100 BP -- Peoples of the four live basins -- Historical imagination: 300 BC -- Penetration of the deep basins -- Historical imagination: AD 400 -- Prosperity and cities -- Historical imagination: AD 1000 -- The imperial tradition -- Historical imagination: AD 1492 -- Resilience of an original civil society?".
- catalog extent "xxviii, 346 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0631173617 (hc)".
- catalog isPartOf "The peoples of Africa".
- catalog issued "1988, [i.e. 1998].".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers,".
- catalog spatial "Mali Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Mali.".
- catalog spatial "Niger River Valley Antiquities.".
- catalog spatial "Niger River Valley Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Niger River Valley.".
- catalog spatial "Senegal Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Senegal.".
- catalog subject "305.8/009662 21".
- catalog subject "Ethnology Mali.".
- catalog subject "Ethnology Niger River Valley.".
- catalog subject "Ethnology Senegal.".
- catalog subject "GN652.M25 M35 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "The island of gold -- The dry basins of the Middle Niger -- Historical imagination: 4100 BP -- Peoples of the four live basins -- Historical imagination: 300 BC -- Penetration of the deep basins -- Historical imagination: AD 400 -- Prosperity and cities -- Historical imagination: AD 1000 -- The imperial tradition -- Historical imagination: AD 1492 -- Resilience of an original civil society?".
- catalog title "The peoples of the Middle Niger : the island of gold / Roderick James McIntosh.".
- catalog type "text".