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oapen-20.500.12657-417482020-09-22T00:49:39Z Across the Sahara Braun, Klaus Passon, Jacqueline African Economics Historical Geography History of North Africa Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry African Culture Economy-wide Country Studies Caravan Trading in the 19th century Libyan Sahara Central Sahara Open Access Atlas of Caravan Tracks Historical Maps Concepts of Spacial Orientation Trade Networks Caravan Routes 19th century Trade in the Sahara Trans-Saharan trails Historic Oases Economics Historical geography African history Geographical information systems & remote sensing Cultural studies bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBT History: specific events & topics::HBTP Historical geography bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJH African history bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography::RGW Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies This open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, the book gives an overview of the historical periods of the caravan trade as well as detailed information about the infrastructure which was necessary to establish those trade networks. Included are a variety of unique historical and recent maps as well as remote sensing images of the important trade routes and the corresponding historic oases. To give a deeper understanding of how those trading networks work, aspects such as culturally influenced concepts of spatial orientation are discussed. The book aims to be a useful reference for the caravan trade in the Sahara, that can be recommended both to students and to specialists and researchers in the field of Geography, History and African Studies. 2020-09-21T13:41:58Z 2020-09-21T13:41:58Z 2020 book ONIX_20200921_9783030001452_105 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/41748 eng application/pdf n/a 2020_Book_AcrossTheSahara.pdf https://www.springer.com/9783030001452 Springer Nature Springer 10.1007/978-3-030-00145-2 10.1007/978-3-030-00145-2 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 Springer 260 open access
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This open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, the book gives an overview of the historical periods of the caravan trade as well as detailed information about the infrastructure which was necessary to establish those trade networks. Included are a variety of unique historical and recent maps as well as remote sensing images of the important trade routes and the corresponding historic oases. To give a deeper understanding of how those trading networks work, aspects such as culturally influenced concepts of spatial orientation are discussed. The book aims to be a useful reference for the caravan trade in the Sahara, that can be recommended both to students and to specialists and researchers in the field of Geography, History and African Studies.
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