Reluctant Landscapes : Historical Anthropologies of Political Experience in Siin, Senegal /

West African history is inseparable from the history of the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism. According to historical archaeologist François Richard, however, the dominance of this narrative not only colors the range of political discourse about Africa but also occludes many lesser-known-but equ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richard, Francois G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2018]
Temas:
Politics and government.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Atlantic system.
Senegal.
West Africa.
colonialism and post colonialism.
historical anthropology/archaeology.
historical epistemology.
materiality.
peasantry.
politics.
space and landscape.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Orthography
  • Prologue: Opening Frames, Orientations
  • Part One. Framing Perspectives
  • Part Two. Visions of Colonial Subjects: Imagining and Constructing the Seereer Landscape
  • Part Three. Atlantic Passages: World History and the Ambiguity of Materiality
  • Part Four. Colonial Indeterminacies: Entangled Landscapes, Overlapping Sovereignties
  • Conclusion: Archaeological Pasts, Postcolonial Presents, Traditional Futures
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index

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