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The Last Civilized Place

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The Last Civilized Place

By 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 Alaouite...Show more

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9781477311356

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University of Texas Press

Published year

2016

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The Last Civilized Place

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