Timbuktu, the African medieval knowledge city: The role of knowledge development actors

Journal of Information and Knowledge Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Benna, Umar G ^a  

^a AL AKHAWAYN UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

city of scholar; knowledge city; knowledge development actorsl. i.; lessons from Timbuktu's experience; Timbuktu

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883429250     PISSN: 02196492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219649213500263     Document Type: Article

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