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Power and State Formation in West Africa: Appolonia from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century
Pierluigi Valsecchi
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Description for Power and State Formation in West Africa: Appolonia from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century
Hardcover. Looks at the political and social history of the Gold Coast in West Africa from the early 16th century to the second half of the 18th. The book examines how political entities in Nzema were structured territorially, as well as the formation of ruling groups and aspects of their political, economic, and military actions. Translator(s): Cameron, Allan; Valsecchi, Pierluigi. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Looks at the political and social history of the Gold Coast in West Africa from the early 16th century to the second half of the 18th. The book examines how political entities in Nzema were structured territorially, as well as the formation of ruling groups and aspects of their political, economic, and military actions.
Looks at the political and social history of the Gold Coast in West Africa from the early 16th century to the second half of the 18th. The book examines how political entities in Nzema were structured territorially, as well as the formation of ruling groups and aspects of their political, economic, and military actions.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Number of Pages
317
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230117761
SKU
V9780230117761
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Ref
99-15
About Pierluigi Valsecchi
PIERLUIGI VALSECCHI Professor of African History, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy.
Reviews for Power and State Formation in West Africa: Appolonia from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century
'The author provides important insight into the political development of one specific section of the Gold Coast and how regional participation in the Atlantic trade, and thus sustained contact with European traders and company officials, influenced this process. The author clearly shows how trade and cultural interaction influenced this political development, and provides an excellent example of the importance of ... Read more