Themes in West Africa′s History Akyeampong Paperback James Currey 9780852559956

Themes in West Africa's HistoryAuthor(s): Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: James Currey, United Kingdom\nImprint: James Currey\nISBN-13: 9780852559956, 978-0852559956\nSynopsis\nDesigned as a textbook for the undergraduate and graduate levels.\n\nThere has long been a need for a new textbook on West Africa's history. This comprehensive collection brings together leading scholars on key themes from West Africa's prehistory to the present. It discusses various disciplinary approaches to West African history, provides overviews of the literature on major topics, and breaks new ground through the incorporation of original research.\n\n Part one provides perspectives on West Africa's history from archaeology, ecology and culture, linguistics, and oral traditions. Part two provides longue duree perspectives on environment, society, agency and historical change. Part three examines how economic and political developments haveshaped religious expression and identity is