{"product_id":"the-african-caliphate-2-ideals-policies-and-operation-of-the-sokoto-caliphate-hardcover","title":"The African Caliphate 2: Ideals, Policies and Operation of the Sokoto Caliphate - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIbraheem Sulaiman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAbdalhaqq Bewley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing the story of the Sokoto caliphate after the death of Shehu Usman, The African Caliphate 2 charts the political and intellectual development of a strong Islamic government covering: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Theory of Government\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Leaders, laws snd key political institutions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Justice, social morality, public welfare and defence \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Principles of statecraft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Place of war in the creation and consolidation of a state\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* The people, their religious commitment and family obligations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Role of women in the Islamic community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sokoto Caliphate of West Africa exemplifies such a state during its development. Emerging from a city-state in the early nineteenth century. By the time the British took over in 1903 it encompassed an area nearly twice the size of the present-day United Kingdom. The author examines the work and lives of Muhammed Bello, the architect of the Caliphate, and other leaders. He judges West Africa's encounters with the West - with Mungo Park, Major Dixon Denham, Commander Hugh Clapperton and Dr. Walter Oudney - and decries the plunder of Africa's human and natural resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the establishment of Nigeria in 1914 and the British withdrawal in 1960, the author looks toward the regeneration of the Islamic state in West Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for historians of Africa snd Islam and for those studying the development of government in all its contexts - political, social, intellectual and moral. For African and Black Studies programmes, The Islamic Caliphate 2 is essential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.8 x 21 cm. 230 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalam Ibraheem Sulaiman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author is a research fellow with the Centre for Islamic Legal Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727747616831,"sku":"9781914397134","price":42.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b22a3c76b8b6319eeaa8b7efecfba78e.webp?v=1765116003","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-african-caliphate-2-ideals-policies-and-operation-of-the-sokoto-caliphate-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}