Timbuktu: A Ladybird Expert Book: The secrets of the fabled but lost African city

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Gus Caseley-Hayford

Timbuktu

A Ladybird Expert Book: The secrets of the fabled but lost African city

Gus Caseley-Hayford

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English

MICHAEL JOSEPH
02 April 2018

History; African history

Series: The Ladybird Expert Series

An accessible, authoritative and entertaining introduction to Timbuktu for adult readers

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Timbuktu is a clear, simple and authoritative introduction to the land once considered one of the most important trading cities of the medieval world.

Written by curator and cultural historian Gus Caseley-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 see the Mali Empire in its golden age, teeming with riches, scholars and trade. A history steeped in magicians, epic wars, story-tellers and missing ships. You'll learn what made Timbuktu so notorious and irresistible to the Emperor, and why centuries later it still enchants the Western World with its beauty, wealth, mystery, intellectual excellence and legacy.

By: Gus Caseley-Hayford
Imprint: MICHAEL JOSEPH
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 180mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 148g
ISBN: 9780718189105
ISBN 10: 0718189108
Series: The Ladybird Expert Series
Pages: 56
Publication Date: 02 April 2018
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gus Casely-Hayford is the Director of the Smithsonian, National Museum of African Art. He is also known for his work as an historian, a broadcaster, and advocate for the arts.