West African Culture Dynamics - Archaeological and Historical Perspectives

Frontmatter -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- PART ONE Archaeology -- Introduction: Some Formulations on the Prehistory of West Africa / SWARTZ, . K. -- Processes of Coastal Evolution in West Africa During the Quaternary / ANDAH, BASSEY W. -- The Status of Guinea Coast aleoarchaeological Knowledge as Seen from Legon / SWARTZ, . K. -- Excavations at Rim, North-Central Upper Volta: A Paleoecological Study / ANDAH, BASSEY W. -- The Origins and Domestication of Yams in Africa / COURSEY, D. G. -- The Kintampo Culture and Its Place in the Economic Prehistory of West Africa / FLIGHT, COLIN -- Archaeological Data on the Origins of Cultivation in the Southwestern Sahara and Their Implications for West Africa / MUNSON, PATRICK J. -- Comments on the Advent of Plant Cultivation in West Africa / ELLIS, DAVID V. -- History of Crops and Peoples in North Cameroon to A.D. 1900 / DAVID, NICHOLAS -- The Sahara as a Center of Ceramic Dispersion in Northern Africa / HAYS, T. R. -- Archaeology East of the Niger: A Review of Cultural-Historical Developments / HARTLE, DONALD D. -- The Ntereso Culture in Ghana / DAVIES, OLIVER -- The Emergence of Iron Technology in West Africa, with Special Emphasis on the ok Culture of Nigeria / RUSTAD, JOHN A. -- The Geographic Distribution of Footed Bowls in the Upper and Middle Niger Region / BEDAUX, R. M. A. -- Speculations on Functions of Some Prehistoric Archaeological Materials from Sierra Leone / ATHERTON, JOHN H. -- PART TWO History -- Introduction: Research Trends in West African History / DUMETT, RAYMOND E. -- Prolegomena to the Study of the Culture History of the Igbo-speaking Peoples of Nigeria / AFIGBO, A. E. -- An Ethnohistorical Reconstruction of Traditional Igbo Society / COOKEY, S. J. S. -- Old Akyem and the Origins of Akyems Abuakwa and Kotoku 1675-1775 / ATKINSON, RONALD R. -- Administration and Trade in the Akwamu Empire, 1681-1730 / , RAY . -- The Dynamics and Symbolism of Idoma Kingship / ARMSTRONG, ROBERT G. -- Gao and the Almoravids: A Hypothesis / HUNWICK, J. O. -- Timbuktu: A Case Study of the Role of Legend in History / HERBERT, EUGENIA -- The Julas in Western Sudanese History: Long-Distance Traders and Developers of Resources / PERINBAM, B. MARIE -- Slave Acquisition and Delivery in Precolonial Hausaland / HOGENDORN, JAN S. -- Accommodation and Assimilation in the Landlord-Stranger Relationship / MOUSER, BRUCE L. -- Some Paradoxes of Pacification: Senegal and France in the 1850's and 1860's / Barrows, Leland Conley -- Changing Perspectives on African Resistance Movements and the Case of the Baule Peoples / WEISKEL, TIMOTHY C. -- Nation Building, Ethnicity, And the New Imperialism: Dilemmas of Political Development in Liberia / WILSON, HENRY S. -- Long-Term Structural Change in the Economy of Central Niger / BAIER, STEPHEN -- Biographical Notes -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects

List of contents

I-IV -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- PART ONE Archaeology -- Introduction: Some Formulations on the Prehistory of West Africa -- Processes of Coastal Evolution in West Africa During the Quaternary -- The Status of Guinea Coast ?aleoarchaeological Knowledge as Seen from Legon -- Excavations at Rim, North-Central Upper Volta: A Paleoecological Study -- The Origins and Domestication of Yams in Africa -- The Kintampo Culture and Its Place in the Economic Prehistory of West Africa -- Archaeological Data on the Origins of Cultivation in the Southwestern Sahara and Their Implications for West Africa -- Comments on the Advent of Plant Cultivation in West Africa -- History of Crops and Peoples in North Cameroon to A.D. 1900 -- The Sahara as a Center of Ceramic Dispersion in Northern Africa -- Archaeology East of the Niger: A Review of Cultural-Historical Developments -- The Ntereso Culture in Ghana -- The Emergence of Iron Technology in West Africa, with Special Emphasis on the ?ok Culture of Nigeria -- The Geographic Distribution of Footed Bowls in the Upper and Middle Niger Region -- Speculations on Functions of Some Prehistoric Archaeological Materials from Sierra Leone -- PART TWO History -- Introduction: Research Trends in West African History -- Prolegomena to the Study of the Culture History of the Igbo-speaking Peoples of Nigeria -- An Ethnohistorical Reconstruction of Traditional Igbo Society -- Old Akyem and the Origins of Akyems Abuakwa and Kotoku 1675-1775 -- Administration and Trade in the Akwamu Empire, 1681-1730 -- The Dynamics and Symbolism of Idoma Kingship -- Gao and the Almoravids: A Hypothesis -- Timbuktu: A Case Study of the Role of Legend in History -- The Julas in Western Sudanese History: Long-Distance Traders and Developers of Resources -- Slave Acquisition and Delivery in Precolonial Hausaland -- Accommodation and Assimilation in the Landlord-Stranger Relationship -- Some Paradoxes of Pacification: Senegal and France in the 1850's and 1860's -- Changing Perspectives on African Resistance Movements and the Case of the Baule Peoples -- Nation Building, Ethnicity, And the New Imperialism: Dilemmas of Political Development in Liberia -- Long-Term Structural Change in the Economy of Central Niger -- Biographical Notes -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects

Product details

• Assisted by: Raymond E. Dumett (Editor), E Dumett (Editor), E Dumett (Editor), K Swartz (Editor), B K Swartz (Editor), B. K. Swartz (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1980
• EAN: 9789027979209
• ISBN: 978-90-279-7920-9
• No. of pages: 636
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 52 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 1202 g
• Illustrations: 55 b/w ill., 19 b/w tbl., 10 plates
• Series: World Anthropology; World Anthropology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous