02611 am 2200505 n 450 991032105570332120190503979-1-0923-1251-510.4000/books.ifra.1517(CKB)4100000008103947(FrMaCLE)OB-ifra-1517(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/56716(PPN)23671192X(EXLCZ)99410000000810394720190506j|||||||| ||| 0enguu||||||m||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPostcolonial or Not? West Africa in the Pre-Atlantic and Atlantic Worlds /Christopher R. DeCorseIbadan IFRA-Nigeria20191 online resource (54 p.) 979-1-0923-1225-6 What do the labels “Historic period,” “historical archaeology,” and “Colonial” imply about the source materials drawn on, the time periods covered, and the conceptual vantages taken in interpre­ting the West African past? The historiographies presented are equally relevant to the understanding of the past—that is, the impacts of European contact, the Atlantic slave trade, and colo- nization—as they are to the present; the social, economic, and cultural landscapes of modernity, and how our views of the past shape these landscapes. This essay considers the varied episte­mological threads represented and their interpretive implica­tions. Although the hegemonic and transformative nature of Afri­ca's intersection with the Atlantic World is underscored, the need to situate these developments within the wider scope and tem­poral depth of the African past is also emphasized. Archaeology's central role in providing a holistic understanding of the temporal depth and complexity of African history, as well as archaeology's unique contribution to the understanding of the Atlantic world, is underscored.History & Archaeologyslave tradeAfrican archaeologycolonizationpostcolonialismslave tradecolonizationAfrican archaeologypostcolonialismHistory & Archaeologyslave tradeAfrican archaeologycolonizationpostcolonialismDeCorse Christopher R1317859FR-FrMaCLEBOOK9910321055703321Postcolonial or Not3033028UNINA