David C. Conrad

Author of Empires of Medieval West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay

About the Author

David C. Conrad holds a Ph.D. from the University of London and is one of the foremost experts on medieval West Africa. Retired as professor of African history, he is a former Fulbright Scholar and Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society. Conrad returns to West Africa every year as a researcher and show more lecturer. His books include Sunjata: A West African Epic of the Mande People (2004). show less

Works by David C. Conrad

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Empires of Medieval West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay (2005) 60 copies, 1 review

Sunjata: A West African Epic of the Mande Peoples (2004) 43 copies

Sunjata: A New Prose Version (2016) 18 copies

Status and Identity in West Africa: Nyamakalaw of Mande (African Systems of Thought) (1995) 12 copies

The Songhay Empire (First Books--African Civilizations) (1998) 12 copies

Epic Ancestors of the Sunjata Era: Oral Tradition From the Maninka of Guinea 1 copy

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