LEADER 04071nam 22007692 450 001 9910163899403321 005 20180501161821.0 010 $a1-78204-870-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782048701 035 $a(CKB)3710000001056009 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4721198 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781782048701 035 $a(OCoLC)972331168 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_83675 035 $a(DE-B1597)676781 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782048701 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001056009 100 $a20180309d2016|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIslam, power, and dependency in the Gambia River basin $ethe politics of land control, 1790-1940 /$fAssan Sarr$b[electronic resource] 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aRochester :$cUniversity of Rochester Press,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 244 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aRochester studies in African history and the diaspora ;$vvolume 75 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2018). 311 $a1-58046-569-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe founding of Mandinka settlements -- Land and the politics of exclusion -- The power of the wild spirits -- The end of Soninke rule -- Spiritual persistence though change -- The politicization of chieftaincy. 330 $aIslam, Power, and Dependency in the Gambia River Basin draws on new sources to offer an original approach to the study of land in African history. Documenting the impact of Islamization, the development of peanut production, and the institution of colonial rule on people living along the middle and lower Gambia River, the book shows how these waves of changes sweeping the region after 1850 altered local political and social arrangements, with important implications for the ability of elites to control land. Author Assan Sarr argues for a nuanced understanding of land and its historic value in Africa. Moving beyond a recognition of the material value of land, Sarr's analysis highlights its cultural and social worth, pointing out the spiritual associations the land generated and the ways that certain people gained privileged access to those spiritual powers. By emphasizing that the land around the Gambia River both inspired and gave form to a cosmology of ritual and belief, the book points to what might be considered an indigenous tradition of ecological preservation and protection. Assan Sarr is assistant professor of history at Ohio University. 410 0$aRochester studies in African history and the diaspora ;$vv. 75. 606 $aLand use$xPolitical aspects$zGambia River Watershed 606 $aIslam$zGambia River Watershed$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aIslam$zGambia River Watershed$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aGambia$xPolitics and government$y19th century 607 $aGambia$xPolitics and government$y20th century 607 $aSenegal$xPolitics and government$y19th century 607 $aSenegal$xPolitics and government$y20th century 607 $aGuinea$xPolitics and government$y19th century 607 $aGuinea$xPolitics and government$y20th century 610 $aAfrican history. 610 $aAfrican studies. 610 $aanthropology. 610 $acolonialism. 610 $ageography. 610 $aglobalization. 610 $aindustrialism. 610 $aislamization. 610 $anineteenth century. 610 $asociology. 610 $atopography. 610 $atwentieth century. 615 0$aLand use$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aIslam$xHistory 615 0$aIslam$xHistory 676 $a333.3096651 700 $aSarr$b Assan$01070674 712 02$aRochester University. 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163899403321 996 $aIslam, Power, and Dependency in the Gambia River Basin$92564685 997 $aUNINA