Power and State Formation in West Africa: Appolonia from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9781349297924 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 317 str.

Pierluigi Valsecchi; Allan Cameron; P. Valsecchi

Opis

Looks at the political and social history of the Gold Coast in West Africa from the early 16th century to the second half of the 18th. The book examines how political entities in Nzema were structured territorially, as well as the formation of ruling groups and aspects of their political, economic, and military actions.

Recenzje

'The author provides important insight into the political development of one specific section of the Gold Coast and how regional participation in the Atlantic trade, and thus sustained contact with European traders and company officials, influenced this process. The author clearly shows how trade and cultural interaction influenced this political development, and provides an excellent example of the importance of interdisciplinary work to West Africa in this period. Highly recommended.' CHOICE

Spis treści

History and Identity  The Regional Landscape  Politics and Trade  Changes in the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century  Warning Signs of a Shifting Balance  Big Men, Imperial Dynamics, and Local Powers  The New Maanle of Appolonia  The Framework of Hegemony

O autorze

PIERLUIGI VALSECCHI Professor of African History, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy.