Trans-Saharan Africa in world history

Editor's preface

Preface 1: Introduction to the Sahara: From Desert Barrier to Global Highway

2: Caravan Commerce and African Economies

3: Ruling the Sahara and Its "Shores"

4: Islam

5: Islamicate Culture

6: European Colonialism: Disruption and Continuity of Trans-Saharan Links

Chronology

Notes

Further reading

Websites

Acknowledgments

Index.