Britain, the Sahara, and the western Sudan, 1788-1861 / by A. Adu Boahen
1964, First Edition. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Previous owner's signature to end paper. Remains well preserved overall. Item #476615
Physical description; ix, 268 pages maps (some folded) 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-257) and index. Contents; The African Association, 1788-1805 -- The British government and the Niger quest, 1805-18 -- The northern gateway, 1818-25 -- Sokoto, Timbuctu, and the Niger, 1825-41 -- The caravan trade in the nineteenth century -- The diplomatic attack on the trans-Saharan slave trade -- The vice-consulates of the Sahara -- The Central African mission, 1849-57 -- British withdrawal from the Sahara -- Appendixes: I. Arabic names assumed by the explorers ; II. Consular agents in Tripoli and the Sahara ; III. Treaty between H.M. the Queen of England and the Sovereign of the Kingdom of Bornoo and its dependencies ; IV. Political conditions in the western Sudan in the first half of the nineteenth century ; V. The nature of the Fulani Rebellion ; VI. Al-Baka's letter to the Sultan of Masina. Subjects; Geschichte 1788-1861. British Sahara. British Africa, West. British. British Sudan (Region) History. Slave trade Africa History.
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