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Shadows of Empire in West Africa: New Perspectives on European Fortifications
John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu (Ed.)
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Hardback. Editor(s): Osei-Tutu, John Kwadwo; Smith, Victoria Ellen. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3J; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
These essays reexamine European forts in West Africa as hubs where different peoples interacted, negotiated and transformed each other socially, politically, culturally, and economically. This collection brings together scholars of history, archaeology, cultural studies, and others to present a nuanced image of fortifications, showing that over time the functions and impacts of the buildings changed as the motives, missions, allegiances, and power dynamics in the region also changed. Focusing on the fortifications of Ghana, the authors discuss how these structures may be interpreted as connecting Ghanaian and West African histories to a multitude of global histories. They also enable ... Read more
These essays reexamine European forts in West Africa as hubs where different peoples interacted, negotiated and transformed each other socially, politically, culturally, and economically. This collection brings together scholars of history, archaeology, cultural studies, and others to present a nuanced image of fortifications, showing that over time the functions and impacts of the buildings changed as the motives, missions, allegiances, and power dynamics in the region also changed. Focusing on the fortifications of Ghana, the authors discuss how these structures may be interpreted as connecting Ghanaian and West African histories to a multitude of global histories. They also enable ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
African Histories and Modernities
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319392813
SKU
V9783319392813
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99-15
About John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu (Ed.)
John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu is Associate Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway. He is a member of the Editorial Committee of the Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana. Victoria Ellen Smith is a Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Ghana. She is Founding Curator of ... Read more
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