Topics in West African History
Author | : A. Adu Boahen |
Publisher | : London, Longmans |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Africa, West |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : A. Adu Boahen |
Publisher | : London, Longmans |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Africa, West |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong |
Publisher | : Ohio University Press |
Total Pages | : 459 |
Release | : 2006-01-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0821445669 |
There has long been a need for a new textbook on West Africa’s history. In Themes in West Africa’s History, editor Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong and his contributors meet this need, examining key themes in West Africa’s prehistory to the present through the lenses of their different disciplines. The contents of the book comprise an introduction and thirteen chapters divided into three parts. Each chapter provides an overview of existing literature on major topics, as well as a short list of recommended reading, and breaks new ground through the incorporation of original research. The first part of the book examines paths to a West African past, including perspectives from archaeology, ecology and culture, linguistics, and oral traditions. Part two probes environment, society, and agency and historical change through essays on the slave trade, social inequality, religious interaction, poverty, disease, and urbanization. Part three sheds light on contemporary West Africa in exploring how economic and political developments have shaped religious expression and identity in significant ways. Themes in West Africa’s History represents a range of intellectual views and interpretations from leading scholars on West Africa’s history. It will appeal to college undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in the way it draws on different disciplines and expertise to bring together key themes in West Africa’s history, from prehistory to the present.
Author | : Albert Adu Boahen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 1972 |
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Author | : Eugene L. Mendonsa |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 668 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
This introductory book covers West Africa's history, social organization, and contemporary setting. It analyzes the many present-day problems facing West Africans such as the lack of development, dependency on economic relations with wealthy countries, poor governance, interference by the military in civilian affairs, corruption, and the lack of functioning democratic governments. This book also shows how West African indigenous civilization developed its humanitarian, democratic, and communalistic nature. Traditional political processes and ancestral customs are put forth as ways of solving West Africa's modern problems. Divided into three main parts: "The Setting and Social Organization," "The History of West Africa," and "The Modern Era," the main objective of this textbook is to teach students about the depth of African civilization and how its principles can be used to address modern-day problems in West Africa. Mendonsa expresses the opinion that in order to solve current problems plaguing the region, a knowledge of history, African culture, and ancient African beliefs is crucial. The Teacher's Manual includes chapter outlines and summaries, key points, sample questions, and suggested films and websites.
Author | : Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong |
Publisher | : James Currey |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Africa, West |
ISBN | : 9780852559963 |
Designed as a textbook for the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Author | : Colleen E. Kriger |
Publisher | : Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2006-06-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0759114234 |
In this holistic approach to the study of textiles and their makers, Colleen Kriger charts the role cotton has played in commercial, community, and labor settings in West Africa. By paying close attention to the details of how people made, exchanged, and wore cotton cloth from before industrialization in Europe to the twentieth century, she is able to demonstrate some of the cultural effects of Africa's long involvement in trading contacts with Muslim societies and with Europe. Cloth in West African History thus offers a fresh perspective on the history of the region and on the local, regional, and global processes that shaped it. A variety of readers will find its account and insights into the African past and culture valuable, and will appreciate the connections made between the local concerns of small-scale weavers in African villages, the emergence of an indigenous textile industry, and its integration into international networks.
Author | : A. Adu Boahen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1967 |
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Author | : Albert A. Boahen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 1975 |
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Author | : Michael Gomez |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 2019-08-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691196826 |
In a radically new account of the importance of early Africa in global history, Gomez traces how Islam's growth in West Africa, along with intensifying commerce that included slaves, resulted in a series of political experiments unique to the region, culminating in the rise of empire.
Author | : John Parker |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2007-03-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0192802488 |
Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. It illustrates key themes in modern thinking about Africa's history with a range of historical examples.