Making History in Banda - Anthropological Visions of Africa s Past

Informationen zum Autor Ann B. Stahl is Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Klappentext Stahl explores the theoretical and methodological issues confronting our understanding of Africa??'s past. Zusammenfassung 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 AD 1300) until the twentieth century establishment of British overrule. Stahl argues for closer integration of archaeology! history and anthropology in African studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of Plates; List of 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; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ann B. Stahl, Ann Brower Stahl
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.08.2001
• EAN: 9780521801829
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80182-9
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 255 mm x 20 mm
• Series: New Studies in Archaeology
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)