West Africa Under Colonial Rule

Author : Michael Crowder
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000958119

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West Africa Under Colonial Rule by Michael Crowder Pdf

Originally published in 1968, this book became the standard work on the colonial period in the vast and varied areas of the coast and hinterland of West Africa. It is a comprehensive survey of the domination of West Africa by the British and the French, which challenges the accepted view of the colonialists that their rule was generally beneficial. Penetrating descriptions of the colonial economic system are given, and the quality of colonial administration is analysed, as well as the impact of two World Wars.

Author : Martin A. Klein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1998-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0521596785

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Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa by Martin A. Klein Pdf

A history of slavery during the 19th and 20th centuries in three former French colonies.

Author : John D. Hargreaves
Publisher : Springer
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1979-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349041787

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The End of Colonial Rule in West Africa by John D. Hargreaves Pdf

Author : Michael Crowder,Obaro Ikime
Publisher : Africana Pub.
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015066415228

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West African Chiefs by Michael Crowder,Obaro Ikime Pdf

Author : John Parker,Richard (Honorary Professor of History Rathbone, University of Aberystwyth),Richard Rathbone
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192802484

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African History: A Very Short Introduction by John Parker,Richard (Honorary Professor of History Rathbone, University of Aberystwyth),Richard Rathbone Pdf

Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. It illustrates key themes in modern thinking about Africa's history with a range of historical examples.

Author : Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1990-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520067028

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UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. VII, Abridged Edition by Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa Pdf

This volume reflects how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. Historical connections with other continents demonstrate Africa's contribution to the development of human civilization.

Author : Wazi Apoh,Bea Lundt
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9783643903037

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Germany and Its West African Colonies by Wazi Apoh,Bea Lundt Pdf

West African history is usually seen as mainly influenced by English or French colonialism. There is a new interest in German colonialism, but most research is done in European archives and with a European point-of-view. This book explores German colonial exploits and their consequences in Ghana, Togo, and Cameroon, mostly from an African point-of-view. By means of research on sites of the colonial hinterland and the agency of entangled people, the book reveals the simmering impact of the past encounters on indigenous religious, cultural, political, and socio-economic developments in West Africa. (Series: African Studies / Afrikanische Studien - Vol. 49)

Author : Basil Davidson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317882657

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West Africa before the Colonial Era by Basil Davidson Pdf

This is a survey of pre-colonial West Africa, written by the internationally respected author and journalist, Basil Davidson. He takes as his starting point his successful textA History of West Africa 1000-1800, but he has reworked his new text specially for a wider international readership. In the process he offers a fascinating introduction to the rich societies and cultures of Africa before the coming of the Europeans.

Author : Michael Crowder
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135781392

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Colonial West Africa by Michael Crowder Pdf

Originally published in 1978, this volume provides a selection of Michael Crowder's wrtings on the impact of colonial rule in West Africa and African reaction to it from the conquest to independence. Key themes include the impact of European culture on African culture; the resistance of Africans to European conquest; African reaction to colonial rule; the differences between French and British administrative, social and economic politices and the consequences of these differences for those subjected to them; the extent to which Africans accepted the new socio-political strucrrues imposed on them and the point at which they began to take control over them; and finally the importance or otherwise of the colonial period in African history as a whole.

Author : A. I. Asiwaju
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015058709265

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West African Transformations by A. I. Asiwaju Pdf

This study arises from the need for comparative historical perspectives on the different styles of French and British colonialism, and the localised impacts of the regimes in West Africa. The work is broadly divided as: an overview, including a summary of new trends in African historiography; an examination of colonial methods; a study of socio-economic impact and the impact on indigenous political institutions and culture. A considerable part of the study addresses the question: How did the colonial styles of governance determine the post-colonial states? The author identifies a major point of divergence to be French centralising and assimilationist tendencies in education and the economy, as opposed to a British laissez-faire approach. This explains, in part, the uniformity in currency, language and culture which makes francophone Africa a distinctive cultural zone. Common concerns - which stem from the pre-colonial era - were mainly trade and trans-border co-operation. Pursuance of common goals, the author stipulates, paved the way for institutions of economic integration - e.g. ECOWAS.

Author : John D. Hargreaves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1349041807

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The end of colonial rule in West Africa by John D. Hargreaves Pdf

Author : Walter Rodney
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788731201

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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney Pdf

The classic work of political, economic, and historical analysis, powerfully introduced by Angela Davis In his short life, the Guyanese intellectual Walter Rodney emerged as one of the leading thinkers and activists of the anticolonial revolution, leading movements in North America, South America, the African continent, and the Caribbean. In each locale, Rodney found himself a lightning rod for working class Black Power. His deportation catalyzed 20th century Jamaica's most significant rebellion, the 1968 Rodney riots, and his scholarship trained a generation how to think politics at an international scale. In 1980, shortly after founding of the Working People's Alliance in Guyana, the 38-year-old Rodney would be assassinated. In his magnum opus, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Rodney incisively argues that grasping "the great divergence" between the west and the rest can only be explained as the exploitation of the latter by the former. This meticulously researched analysis of the abiding repercussions of European colonialism on the continent of Africa has not only informed decades of scholarship and activism, it remains an indispensable study for grasping global inequality today.

Author : Martin A. Klein,Suzanne Miers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136319938

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Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa by Martin A. Klein,Suzanne Miers Pdf

This book brings together a series of new case studies, some by young scholars, others by widely published authors. All are based on original research and designed to enhance our understanding of the process of the abolition of slavery in Africa at the grass-roots level. Part of the studies are on new areas of interest such as the German colonies and the Algerian Sahara. Others throw new light on questions already debated, such as emancipation of the Gold Coast. Some focus on the impact of abolition on particular groups of slaves, such as the royal slaves in Nigeria and concubines in Morocco. Among the themes considered is the role of slaves in their own emancipation, the short and long-term results of abolition, the role of the League of Nations, and the vestiges of slavery in Africa today.

Author : A. Adu Boahen
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421441214

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African Perspectives on Colonialism by A. Adu Boahen Pdf

This history deals with the twenty-year period between 1880 and 1900, when virtually all of Africa was seized and occupied by the Imperial Powers of Europe. Eurocentric points of view have dominated the study of this era, but in this book, one of Africa's leading historians reinterprets the colonial experiences from the perspective of the colonized. The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History are occasional volumes sponsored by the Department of History at the Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins University Press comprising original essays by leading scholars in the United States and other countries. Each volume considers, from a comparative perspective, an important topic of current historical interest. The present volume is the fifteenth. Its preparation has been assisted by the James S. Schouler Lecture Fund.

Author : Ebere Nwaubani
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 1580460763

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The United States and Decolonization in West Africa, 1950-1960 by Ebere Nwaubani Pdf

He also gives a nuanced appraisal of the Cold War, demonstrating that it was not as important as popularly believed in determining U.S. behavior in Africa. The primary focus of the book is on West Africa, with case studies focusing on the Ewe, Ghana (including the Volta dam project), and Guinea. The broad issues discussed are framed in the larger context of sub-Saharan Africa, and against the backdrop of the larger debates about the nature of post-1945 United States diplomacy."--BOOK JACKET.