Last Civilized Place Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny

Name: Last Civilized Place Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny
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ISBN: 9781477311356

ISBN-10: 1477311351

ISBN-13: 9781477311356

Edition: 2015

Authors: Ronald A. Messier, James A. Miller

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Set along the Sahara's edge, Sijilmasa was an African El Dorado, a legendary city of gold. But unlike El Dorado, Sijilmasa was a real city, the pivot in the gold trade between ancient Ghana and the Mediterranean world. Following its emergence as an independent city-state controlling a monopoly on gold during its first 250 years, Sijilmasa was incorporated into empire—Almoravid, Almohad, and onward—leading to the "last civilized place" becoming the cradle of today's Moroccan dynasty, the Alaouites. Sijilmasa's millennium of greatness ebbed with periods of war, renewal, and abandonment. Today, its ruins lie adjacent to and under the modern town of Rissani, bypassed by time.The…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 6/15/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Ronald A. Messier is Professor Emeritus of History at Middle Tennessee State University. From 1987 to 1998, he directed the excavation of Sijilmasa. He is the author of The Almoravids and the Meanings of Jihad and coeditor of The Jihad and Its Times.

James A. Miller is professor of English and American studies and chair of the American Studies Department at George Washington University.