Across the Sahara : tracks, trade and cross-cultural exchange in Libya

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Full Title:: Across the Sahara : tracks, trade and cross-cultural exchange in Libya / Klaus Braun, Jacqueline Passon, editors

Additional Author/Creators:: Braun, Klaus, editor
Passon, Jacqueline, editor

Subjects:: Ethnology--Africa
Remote sensing
Historical geography
Libya--History
Libya--Economic conditions--History
Libya--Geography

Summary:: 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.--
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: xviii, 260 pages : illustrations (mostly color), maps ; 29 cm