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The caliph's sister : Nana Asma'u, 1793-1865, teacher, poet, and Islamic leader / Jean Boyd.
Van Pelt Library BP80.A834 B69 1989
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boyd, Jean.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asma'u, Nana, 1793-1865.
- Asma'u, Nana.
- Muslims--Fulani Empire--Biography.
- Muslims.
- Muslims--Nigeria--Biography.
- Nigeria.
- Fulani Empire--Biography.
- Fulani Empire.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 168 pages : illustrations ;c23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; Totowa, N.J. : F. Cass, 1989.
- Summary:
- A new light is shed on African women of the Sahel in this book about a brilliantly intelligent 19th century woman-jihadist whose legacy of verse contains political and social commentary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0714633194 :
- 0714640670
- OCLC:
- 17872163
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