What happened to the ancient Libyans? Chasing sources across the Sahara from Herodotus to Ibn Khaldun

Journal of World History

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 459-502

  Smith, Richard L ^a  

^a FERRUM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; ETHNICITY; SOCIAL HISTORY;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 1342265746     PISSN: 10456007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jwh.2003.0060     Document Type: Article

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