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Landlords and strangers : ecology, society, and trade in Western Africa, 1000-1630
Title
Landlords and strangers : ecology, society, and trade in Western Africa, 1000-1630 / George E. Brooks.
ISBN
0429034156
0429699220
042971923X
0429739249
9780429034152
9780429699221
9780429719233
9780429739248
0367004291
9780367004293
Publication
London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations, maps
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Notes
"First published 1993 by Westview Press, Inc."
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Biographical / Historical Note
George E. Brooks is professor of history at Indiana University, where he has taught African history and world history since 1962. He first undertook research in western Africa in 1961, has since returned seven times, and has visited other parts of Africa as well. He is a fellow of the African Studies Association, a member of the Liberian Studies Association and the Mande Studies Association (MANSA), and serves on the executive council of the World History Association.
Summary
Participants included scholars, government officials, and journalists from European and American countries ranging from Finland to Argentina. This volume contains the papers presented. The viewpoints represent those who favor a negotiated settlement through the Contadora process, those who espouse the policies of the Reagan administration, and thos
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Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
African states and societies in history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Western Africa: The Environmental Setting
Language Groups and Social Organizations
The Development of Western African Commercial Networks: An Overview
Mande Caravan Routes Linking Senegambia, the Upper Guinea Coast, and the Malaguetta Coast
Biafada-Sapi, Banyun-Bak, and Kruan Coastwise and Riverine Networks
The Era of Mandekalu Horse Warriors and State Building
European Voyages of Reconnaissance and the Inauguration of New Trading Relationships
The Cabo Verde Archipelago- Western Africa Nexus
African Landlords and Competing European and Cabo Verdean Strangers, c. 1500-c. 1630
Senegambia and the Banyun-Bak Commercial Sphere
The Biafada-Sapi and Kruan Trade Networks
Isohyets and Ecological Zones
A Note on Sources
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