African Dominion

A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa

Michael Gomez

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Princeton University Pres
04 November 2019

History; African history; Medieval history; Social & cultural history; Oral history; Islamic studies

A groundbreaking book that puts early and medieval West Africa on the map of global historyPick up almost any book on early and medieval world history and empire, and where do you find West Africa? On the periphery. This pioneering book tells a different story. Interweaving political and social history and drawing on a rich array of sources, Michael Gomez unveils a new vision of how categories of ethnicity, race, gender, and caste emerged in Africa and in global history. Focusing on the Savannah and Sahel region, Gomez traces how Islam's growth in West Africa, along with intensifying commerce that included slaves, resulted in a series of political experiments unique to the region, culminating in the rise of empire. A radically new account of the importance of early Africa in global history, African Dominion will be the standard work on the subject for years to come.

By: Michael Gomez
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780691196824
ISBN 10: 0691196826
Pages: 520
Publication Date: 04 November 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael A. Gomez is the Silver Professor of History and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University. His books include Black Crescent: African Muslims in the Americas, Reversing Sail: A History of the African Diaspora, and Exchanging Our Country Marks: The Transformation of African Identities in the Colonial and Antebellum South.

Reviews for African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa

Winner of the Martin A. Klein Prize, American Historical Association One of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018 Winner of the ASA Book Prize (Herskovits), African Studies Association