West Africa Before The Colonial Era
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Author | : Basil Davidson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2014-10-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317882644 |
This is a survey of pre-colonial West Africa, written by the internationally respected author and journalist, Basil Davidson. He takes as his starting point his successful textA History of West Africa 1000-1800, but he has reworked his new text specially for a wider international readership. In the process he offers a fascinating introduction to the rich societies and cultures of Africa before the coming of the Europeans.
Author | : Michael Crowder |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 463 |
Release | : 2023-07-07 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1000958116 |
Originally published in 1968, this book became the standard work on the colonial period in the vast and varied areas of the coast and hinterland of West Africa. It is a comprehensive survey of the domination of West Africa by the British and the French, which challenges the accepted view of the colonialists that their rule was generally beneficial. Penetrating descriptions of the colonial economic system are given, and the quality of colonial administration is analysed, as well as the impact of two World Wars.
Author | : Klas Rönnbäck |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2015-11-19 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1317222164 |
Sub-Saharan Africa is the poorest region in the world. But its current status has skewed our understanding of the economy before colonization. Rönnbäck reconstructs the living standards of the population at a time when the Atlantic slave trade brought money and men into the area, enriching our understanding of West African economic development.
Author | : Robin Law |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2018-08-16 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0429954557 |
Originally published in 1980 and here re-issued with an updated preface, this book deals with the role of the horse in the societies of West Africa during the pre-colonial period. It traces the history of its introduction and its diffusion within West Africa, and examines the problems of maintaining horses in such a harsh environment. The use of horses in warfare in analysed but the non-military aspects of the West African horse culture are also discussed, principally the use of horses as tokens of status and wealth. The book includes a review of the decline of the West African horse culture in the 20th century, reflecting the passing of a political system based on warfare and slavery.
Author | : J. Cameron Monroe |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2014-06-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107040183 |
This volume examines political life in the Kingdom of Dahomey, located in the Republic of Bénin.
Author | : Robert Sydney Smith |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1976-01-01 |
Genre | : Africa, West |
ISBN | : 9780416550702 |
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.
Author | : A. G. Hopkins |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2014-09-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317868935 |
This is the standard account of the economic history of the vast area conventionally known as West Africa. Ranging from prehistoric time to independence it covers the former French as well as British colonies.
Author | : Jacob Festus A. de Ajayi |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 833 |
Release | : 1994 |
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Author | : Martin A. Klein |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1998-07-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521596787 |
A history of slavery during the 19th and 20th centuries in three former French colonies.