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“Bovill’s book is about the trans-Saharan trade, between the Mediterranean and West Africa. It focuses specifically on the dynamics and dimensions of the trade in gold, also in human beings, and it sketches out the relationships between North Africa and West Africa. It’s wonderfully written in a lucid fashion. It can really be read both at the popular level as well as the scholarly level.” Read more...
Michael Gomez, Historian
