Western African History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781558760158)

This volume covers five hundred years of history, beginning with the writings of travelers Ibn Battuta, Leo Africanus, Mungo Park, Heinrich Barth, Ren Caill , and Mary Kingsley, as well as many others. Religious wars are described by chroniclers such as Abd Allah ibn Muhammad and Al-Kanami, Sire Abbas Soh, and Ahmadu Hampate Ba. The trans-Saharan and cross-Atlantic slave trades are a central concern of the book and the French and British colonial periods are also scrutinized. Modern times are examined in the texts of Nnamidi Azikiwe, L opold Senghor, S kou Tour , and Kwame Nkrumah. Special emphasis is placed on original African texts about political traditions, independence movements after WWII, the law, and other themes of social and political history. The African History in Documents series also features: Volume II: Eastern African History Volume III: Central and South African History

Author: Robert O. Collins
ISBN-10: 1558760156
ISBN-13: 9781558760158
Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2012
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d