Themes in West Africa's history

Description

In Themes in West Africa's History, editor Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong and his contributors examine 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. --From publisher's description.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Western African studies

Other Editions

• Themes in West Africa's historyOhio University2006-01-01
• Themes in West Africa's HistoryBoydell & Brewer, Limited2006-01-01
• Themes in West Africa's HistoryBoydell & Brewer, Limited2006-01-01
• Themes in West Africa's HistoryOhio University Press2006-01-01
• THEMES IN WEST AFRICA'S HISTORY; ED. BY EMMANUEL KWAKU AKYEAMPONG.JAMES CURREY2006-01-01
• Themes in West Africa's HistoryJames Currey2006-03-23