{"product_id":"themes-in-west-africas-history-emmanuel-kwaku-akyeampong-9780821416419","title":"Themes in West Africa's History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere has long been a need for a new textbook on West Africa's history. In \u003ci\u003eThemes in West Africa's History\u003c\/i\u003e, editor Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong and his contributors meet this need, examining key themes in West Africa's prehistory to the present through the lenses of their different disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThemes in West Africa's History\u003c\/i\u003e represents a range of intellectual views and interpretations from leading scholars on West Africa's history. It will appeal to college undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in the way it draws on different disciplines and expertise to bring together key themes in West Africa's history, from prehistory to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821416413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821416419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.18w x 0.98d","brand":"Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45478937886975,"sku":"9780821416419","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b10cfd1-5503-48bb-ae17-ea946263804c.jpg?v=1715936000","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/themes-in-west-africas-history-emmanuel-kwaku-akyeampong-9780821416419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}