Imperato, drawing upon recent scholarship, expands his coverage of pre-colonial Malian history. This edition contains a detailed and up-to-date chronology of Malian history, a dozen tables, six detailed maps, a list of abbreviations and acronyms, and an extensive cross-referenced dictionary. The extensive dictionary is inclusive...scholars of Africa should find this much expanded edition useful and easy to use. --ARBA Excellent introduction to the history of Mali... --AFRIQUE CONTEMPORAINE
Pascal James Imperato, MD, MPH&TM, MACP, was the Dean and a Distinguished Service Professor, School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.