TY - GEN AU - Braun,Klaus AU - Passon,Jacqueline AU - Braun,Klaus AU - Passon,Jacqueline TI - Across the Sahara : Tracks, Trade and Cross-Cultural Exchange in Libya SN - 978-3-030-00145-2 PY - 2020/// PB - Springer Nature KW - Economics KW - bicssc KW - Historical geography KW - African history KW - Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing KW - Cultural studies KW - African Economics KW - Historical Geography KW - History of North Africa KW - Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry KW - African Culture KW - Economy-wide Country Studies KW - Caravan Trading in the 19th century KW - Libyan Sahara KW - Central Sahara KW - Open Access KW - Atlas of Caravan Tracks KW - Historical Maps KW - Concepts of Spacial Orientation KW - Trade Networks KW - Caravan Routes KW - 19th century Trade in the Sahara KW - Trans-Saharan trails KW - Historic Oases KW - Geographical information systems & remote sensing N1 - Open Access N2 - This open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, the book gives an overview of the historical periods of the caravan trade as well as detailed information about the infrastructure which was necessary to establish those trade networks. Included are a variety of unique historical and recent maps as well as remote sensing images of the important trade routes and the corresponding historic oases. To give a deeper understanding of how those trading networks work, aspects such as culturally influenced concepts of spatial orientation are discussed. The book aims to be a useful reference for the caravan trade in the Sahara, that can be recommended both to students and to specialists and researchers in the field of Geography, History and African Studies UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/41748/1/2020_Book_AcrossTheSahara.pdf UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32879 ER -