This special issue on slavery and Islam in African history is a tribute to Martin A. Klein, who retired as Professor of African History from the University of Toronto in 1999. The introduction by Richard Roberts and Philip Zachernuk highlights Martin KLein’s place in African historiography. Contributions: Breaking the historiographical chains: Martin Klein and slavery (Joseph C. Miller) – Islam and imperialism: Martin Klein’s contributions to an understanding of the history of Senegambian Muslim communities (John H. Hanson) – ‘A quest for honour’: slavery, Islam, and the contributions of Martin Klein to African history (E. Ann McDougall) – Assimilation coloniale et identits religieuses de la civilit des originaires des Quatre Communes (Sngal) (Mamadou Diouf) – The nineteenth century commercial transition in West Africa: the case of the Biafra hinterland (Chima J. Korieh) – The Atlantic slave trade and population density: a historical demography of the Biafran hinterland (G. Ugo Nwokeji) – Escape, revolt, and marronage in eighteenth and nineteenth century Sierra Leone hinterland (Ismail Rashid) – The end of slavery, colonial courts, and social conflict in Gumbu, 1908-11 (Richard Roberts) – Contemporary forms of slavery (Suzanne Miers) – Enterprising partners: caravan women in nineteenth century Tanzania (Stephen J. Rockel).
