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Making history in Banda : anthropological visions of Africa's past /

Using approaches from several disciplines, Stahl reconstructs the daily lives of Banda villagers of west central Ghana, from when they were drawn into the Niger trade (around 1300 AD) until the twentieth century establishment of British overrule. Stahl argues for closer integration of archaeology, h...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stahl, Ann Brower, 1954-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Series:New studies in archaeology.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FIGURES; PLATES; TABLES; PREFACE; 1 Refracted visions of Africa s past; 2 Envisioning Africa s lived past; 3 The past in the present: history-making in Banda; 4 The political-economic context; 5 Local life in the context of the Niger trade c. 1300 ... 1700; 6 The changing social fields of Banda villagers c. 1725 ... 1825; 7 The changing social fields of Banda villagers c. 1825 ... 1925; 8 Reflections: historical anthropology and the construction of Africa s past; NOTES; REFERENCES.