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Postcolonial or Not? : West Africa in the Pre-Atlantic and Atlantic Worlds / / Christopher R. DeCorse



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Autore: DeCorse Christopher R Visualizza persona
Titolo: Postcolonial or Not? : West Africa in the Pre-Atlantic and Atlantic Worlds / / Christopher R. DeCorse Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Ibadan, : IFRA-Nigeria, 2019
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (54 p.)
Soggetto topico: History & Archaeology
slave trade
African archaeology
colonization
postcolonialism
Soggetto non controllato: slave trade
colonization
African archaeology
postcolonialism
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Postcolonial or Not  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 979-1-0923-1251-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910321055703321
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