The lost cities of Africa/ (Record no. 19780)
[ view plain ]
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01220nam a22001571 4500 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 960 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Davidson, Basil, |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The lost cities of Africa/ |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Boston: |
| -- | Toronto: |
| Name of publisher | Little brown and Co. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 366 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | London ed. (Gollancz) has title: Old Africa rediscovered. and index |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction : the rediscovery of Africa -- The peopling of ancient Africa -- The mystery of Meroe -- Kingdoms of the Old Sudan -- Between the Niger and the Congo -- To the southward -- Traders of the Indian Ocean -- Fair cities of stone -- After Axum -- The builders of the south -- The reality behind the ruins -- Decline and fall -- History begins anew. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Discusses Egypt, Kush, Meroe, kingdoms of the Old Sudan, Ghana, Mali, Timbuktu, Songhay, the Sao and Kanem, Carthage, Benin, Zanj, Kalambo, Sheba, coastal trade, Axum, Ethiopia, Engaruka, Zimbabwe, Mapungubwe, Inyanga and Niekerk, medieval Rhodesia, the Azanians, the Phoenicians, Djenne, El Masudi, Gao, the Iron Age, Kenya, Kilwa, Khartoum, Malindi, Mombasa, Monomotapa, Mozambique, Ophir, Punt, the Portuguese and the slave trade, Sofala, and more. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Africa |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| non fiction | TUNGUU LENDING LIBRARY | TUNGUU LENDING LIBRARY | Library shelves | 2024-07-15 | 960 | L000016611 | Books |