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David Robinson. Muslim Societies in African History. New Approaches to African History series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. xx + 220 pp. Maps. Illustrations. Glossary. Index. $55.00. Cloth. $19.00. Paper.
In American academia, the study of Islamic cultures in Africa has long been the preserve of specialists. Books and articles in the field have tended to assume a substantial level of background knowledge, while courses on the subject have generally been offered only at research universities and then, too, at advanced undergraduate or graduate levels. The publication of David Robinson's Muslim Societies in Africa suggests that this situation is changing. At a time when popular interest in global Islamic studies is growing, this book's arrival is welcome, particularly given its suitability as an undergraduate textbook.
Muslim Societies in Africa belongs to a new series on African history, published...