Across the Sahara

Tracks, Trade and Cross-Cultural Exchange in Libya
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-00144-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 285 mm, Gewicht: 1025 g

This open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, the book gives an overview of the historical periods of the caravan trade as well as detailed information about the infrastructure which was necessary to establish those trade networks.
Included are a variety of unique historical and recent maps as well as remote sensing images of the important trade routes and the corresponding historic oases. To give a deeper understanding of how those trading networks work, aspects such as culturally influenced concepts of spatial orientation are discussed.
The book aims to be a useful reference for the caravan trade in the Sahara, that can be recommended both to students and to specialists and researchers in the field of Geography, History and African Studies.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Passon, Jacqueline

Braun, Klaus

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Geowissenschaften Geologie GIS, Geoinformatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Prof. Dr. Mohammend Jerary.- Introduction.- Across the vast land.- A journey through time.- Traders, Nomads and Slaves.- Navigating and mapping the "white spot".- On major trans-Saharan trails.- Places of Trade, Communication and Religion - Important Oases.- Bibliography.