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Balancing written history with oral tradition : the legacy of the Songhoy people /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maïga, Hassimi Oumarou
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:African studies
Subjects:
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505 0 |a A long journey from East Africa to West Africa -- The empires of Ghana and Mali -- Gao: from its origins to the city of the Askyas -- Diverse sociocultural aspects of the city of Gao -- From the age of kingdoms to the age of empires -- From the empire age to the bureaucratic age: the Askya dynasty -- Invasions and European domination -- Traditional Songhoy society -- The Songhoy oral tradition: riddles & story telling -- Songhoy writing traditions -- Religion, belief and spirituality -- The legacy of the Songhoy people -- Selected African contributions to the development of the new world and -- France -- A legacy of African integration -- Towards pan African integration. 
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