Part of the ALL-NEW Ladybird Expert series.
Learn about Timbuktu, in this clear and authoritative introduction to
the place considered to be one of the most important trading cities of
the medieval world.
Written by curator and cultural historian Gus Casely-Hayford, this book
delves into the rise of the largest empire in West Africa and what made
Timbuktu the most significant Saharan desert-port of the age.
You'll encounter the Mali Empire in its golden age, teeming with riches,
scholars and trades. Its history steeped in magicians, epic wars,
story-tellers and missing ships. You'll learn what made Timbuktu so
notorious and irresistible to Europe, and why centuries later it still
enchants the Western World with its beauty, wealth, mystery,
intellectual excellence and legacy.
Inside you'll discover . . .
- The significance of The River Niger
- The great advantages in the introduction of camels
- The birth of Mali
- The connections between Islam and the Mali Empire
- How the libraries give vivid access to the medieval African
perspective
- And much more . . .
Written by the leading lights and most outstanding communicators in
their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible and
authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history and
culture.
For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the
same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds.
Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations
produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years.
