Book contents
- Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
- Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 The Garamantes and the Origins of Saharan Trade
- Part I Connectivity and Networks
- 2 The Need for Nomads
- 3 What made Islamic Trade Distinctive, as Compared to Pre-Islamic Trade?
- 4 The Trans-Saharan Trade Connection with Gao (Mali) during the First Millennium AD
- 5 Ships of the Desert, Camels of the Ocean
- 6 Trans-Saharan Gold Trade in Pre-Modern Times
- 7 Saharan Exports to the Roman World
- Part II Trade in Organic Materials
- Part III Trade in Inorganic Materials
- Index
- References
4 - The Trans-Saharan Trade Connection with Gao (Mali) during the First Millennium AD
from Part I - Connectivity and Networks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 November 2017
Book contents
- Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
- Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 The Garamantes and the Origins of Saharan Trade
- Part I Connectivity and Networks
- 2 The Need for Nomads
- 3 What made Islamic Trade Distinctive, as Compared to Pre-Islamic Trade?
- 4 The Trans-Saharan Trade Connection with Gao (Mali) during the First Millennium AD
- 5 Ships of the Desert, Camels of the Ocean
- 6 Trans-Saharan Gold Trade in Pre-Modern Times
- 7 Saharan Exports to the Roman World
- Part II Trade in Organic Materials
- Part III Trade in Inorganic Materials
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond , pp. 101 - 130Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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