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

• Autore: DeCorse Christopher R
• 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
• ISBN: 979-1-0923-1251-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910321055703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II