West african gold mining took place on a vast scale. Terms in this set 25 what was one way the king of ghana maintained his power. My first book, a history of race in muslim west africa, 16001960, was published by cambridge university press in 2011. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Ghana, takrur, gao songhay and mali as described by arab scholars and merchants. A brief west african history, its past civilization and tourist attractions. For a quick introduction to west africas precolonial history, it is an okay book. South west africa, which had been administered by south africa since 1922 under an old league of nations mandate south africas continued administration of the territory was declared illegal by the international court of justice in 1971, won its independence in 1990 as namibia. New book explores abolition in west africa cornell chronicle. This textbook is aimed at west african students taking west african senior school. German south west africa historical state, namibia.
Selected books on west african historyregional and comparative in english. The west african transform margin watm is the new centre of oil exploration in africa. This book reconstructs the development of ricegrowing technology among the baga and nalu of. Find history of west africa textbooks at up to 90% off. From the sahara to tropical rainforests, from volcanic outcrops to stony depressions in the deserts heart, west africa is an extraordinary sweep of iconic african terrain. For the purposes of this book, west africa can be said to be that part of africa which is bounded by the atlantic ocean in the west and south, by the sahara desert in the north, and in the east by a line corresponding approximately to the present eastern boundary of the british colony of nigeria. Many of the sources have not previously appeared in print, or in books readily available to students. List of books and articles about african history online.
The krio of west africa islam, culture, creolization, and colonialism in the nineteenth century by gibril r. History textbook west african senior school certificate. My work is located at the intersection between west africa s muslim high intellectual culture and social and economic issues which that intellectual culture sought to address. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A brief history of the indigenous peoples of west africa.
Discover the best west african history in best sellers. Sandra greene writes about the history of slavery in west africa, where warring political communities in previous centuries enslaved their enemies. Based on substantial new research from primary sources and archives, this accessible interpretative history of west central africa from earliest times to 1852 gives comprehensive and indepth coverage of the region. South west africa, which had been administered by south africa since 1922 under an old league of nations mandate south africa s continued administration of the territory was declared illegal by the international court of justice in 1971, won its independence in 1990 as namibia. From kingdoms and empires to the slave trade and colonialism, here are some of the best west african history books and encyclopedias on our bookshelf. Africa and the west presents a fascinating array of primary sources to engage readers in the history of africa s long and troubled relationship with the west. Aug 22, 2018 tomb of askia, emperor of the songhai empire at gao, mali, west africa. Some remarkable books on west african history bring this into vivid, scintillating light by excavating, as with the gloves of an archaeologist, historical, technological, ethnological artifacts and by delicately sifting through, brushing off, and closely examining early scholarly writings and the precious west african oral narratives that have. He wrote and cowrote several books including milestones in nigerian history, a thousand years of west african history written with ian espie, yoruba warfare in the nineteenth century written with r. Popular west africa books meet your next favorite book. Included among his literary credits is editorship of africa in the nineteenth century until the 1880s, the seventh volume in the massive unesco general history of africa.
History of west africa by webster j b boahen a a idowu h o. West africa novels set in west africa that give a sense of the time and place. Among the other african cultures of the country are the sotho, swazi, tswana, tsonga, venda, ndebele, and pedi. Their efforts compelled the united nations to launch action to safeguard indigenous peoples rights in 1982 with the advent of the. European colonialism, chiefdoms, traditional beliefs in sorcery and witchcrafts celebration after midnight, cultural heritage, how women secret societies operate and their initiation. By 100,000 bc modern humans lived by hunting and gathering with stone tools. The book is appropriately referenced with bibliography and index. Themes in west africas history ohio university press. The history of west africa has been commonly divided into its prehistory, the iron age in africa, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and finally the postindependence era, in which the current nations were formed. West africa from the rise of the slave trade to the age of revolution. The most famous empires in africa were the kingdom of nri, nok culture, mali empire, songhai empire, benin empire, oyo. Some of the history of these countries, however, is naturally mentioned in this history of the rest of africa but is kept to the minimum needed to make the rest comprehensible. For a long time, western historians downplayed the influence that west africas precolonial political traditions have had on the regions modern culture, economics, and politics. A history of west africa, 1800 the growth of african civilization revised edition by basil davidson author visit amazons basil davidson page.
The history of africa can be traced back to the exposure of hominids and archaic humans in east africa. Jul 19, 2011 the guardian has supplemented their interactive timeline of africa s modern political history with a list of books that they think best tell the africa s stories. Africa has been late in joining the rest of the world in the indigenous movement. Start studying world history medieval and early modern times california edition chapter 5 west africa turtles. History and dean of the school of social, cultural and development studies at moi university. Home to african landscapes of our imaginations and inhabited by an astonishing diversity of traditional peoples, this is africa as it once was. West africa is west of an imagined northsouth axis lying close to 10 east longitude, bordered by the atlantic ocean and sahara desert. Course introduction, requirements and an intro to west africa september 2nd film. The curious history of slavery in africa cornell research.
Decision making in the age of abolition, explores the lives of three prominent west african slave owners during the age of abolition in the 19th century. The list, compiled by the guardians global development team consists of classics like adam hochschilds king leopolds ghost and colin mcevedys the penguin atlas of african history, alongside more modern reads like michela wrongs. Dollars and dreams west africans in new yorkliving memory j the geography of west african history mabogunje, the land and peoples of west africa, in j. Mangrove rice farming on west africas rice coast was the mirror image of tidewater rice plantations worked by enslaved africans in 18thcentury south carolina and georgia. German south west africa, a former german colony 18841919 that is now the nation of namibia, in southwestern africa. The total population of west africa exceeds 250 million. West africas history has been largely overlooked and.
The earliest known recorded history arose in ancient egypt, and later in nubia, the sahel, the maghreb and the horn of. Briggs, lloyd cabot, living races of the sahara desert. Levtzion, nehemia, medieval west africa before 1400. Ousmane kane, hds prince alwaleed bin talal professor of contemporary islamic religion and society and professor of near eastern languages and civilizations in. From the slave trade to conquest, 14411905 author worger, william h. Jan 09, 2016 west africa is more culturally diverse than the entire asia. Sierra leones unique history, especially in the development and consolidation of british colonialism in west africa, has made it an important site of historical investigation since the 1950s.
List of books and articles about west africa online. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Luis dafos for sheer size, few states in african history can compare to the songhai empire. The history of africa begins with the emergence of hominids, archaic humans andat least 200,000 years agoanatomically modern humans homo sapiens, in east africa, and continues unbroken into the present as a patchwork of diverse and politically developing nation states. Online shopping for west african history books in the books store.
The guardian compiles a list of the top african history books. Mangrove rice farming on west africa s rice coast was the mirror image of tidewater rice plantations worked by enslaved africans in 18thcentury south carolina and georgia. A history of fifty years of independence by martin meredith. Africa and the west presents a fascinating array of primary sources to engage readers in the history of africas long and troubled relationship with the west. Most were concerned with the history of west africa, and many were produced in collaboration with michael crowder. The term west africa is also often used to refer to this part of the continent. List of books and articles about west africa online research. This is a short history of africa excluding egypt, ethiopia and dutch and british south africa, which are the subjects of separate histories. As conventionally understood, however, west africa is primarily a political and economic designation and comprises all the areas considered. West africa 255 equatorial and central africa 257 eastern africa 257. The northern part of the region is a semiarid terrain, south of the sahara desert. According to the united nations, west africa consists of 17 countries.
Less is known about its experiences and more work is needed to unearth them. West africa exported almost 12 million people as slaves during the years of the slave trade, but retained millions more in africagreene describes the forms and functions of the custom. For the purposes of this list, west africa consists of the following countries. Twothirds of the worlds gold once came from west africa. A new history of empire in early and medieval west africa. Several books by the authors, adventure in traditional west africa. Things fall apart by chinua achebe, half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie, purple hibiscus by chimamanda ngozi a. Certificate examination wassce history paper 1, west africa and the. West african history books cultures of west africa.
For a quick introduction to west africa s precolonial history, it is an okay book. Alpers formatbinding paperback book condition used near fine edition reprint binding paperback isbn 10 0195373480 isbn 9780195373486 publisher oxford university press date published 2010. What are the best books on african history and african. The most populous country is nigeria with 155 million inhabitants 2009.
The making of a new elite, and a patriot to the core. The guardian has supplemented their interactive timeline of africas modern political history with a list of books that they think best tell the africas stories. In 1883 franz adolf luderitz, a merchant from bremen, germany, established a trading post in southwest africa at angra pequena, which he renamed luderitzbucht. West africa covers an area of about onefifth of the continent, or 6,140,000 sq km. For upper level classes like the one i taught, it is only good in combination with other text books. Scientists believe that africa was the birthplace of mankind. Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. What are some interesting facts about history in west africa.
West africa is more culturally diverse than the entire asia. The book is appropriately referenced with bibliography and. Slavery in west africa has an ancient lineage dating to biblical times. With equal focus given to both internal histories or. A short history 2006, as well as editing a new edition of a threevolume work of historical documents and classic contributions to the discipline.
An introduction to african history university of nairobi. Sep 06, 2017 slavery in west africa has an ancient lineage dating to biblical times. What are the best books on african history and african culture. The history of africa 71 reason to draw attention to robert o. It was the persecuted, oppressed, and sometimesdestroyed nations on the american continent that forced the the socalled modern world to recognize the rights of indigenous peoples. Sandra greenes new book, slave owners of west africa. More information about this seller contact this seller 1. An introduction to the history of west africa by j. King leopolds ghost by adam hochschild, the fate of africa. Books history of west africa, c ce to the present research. Idowu and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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