Making History in Banda: Anthropological Visions of Africa's Past
Drawing on evidence from several disciplines, Ann Brower Stahl reconstructs the daily lives of Banda villagers of west central Ghana, from the time that they were drawn into the Niger trade (around 1300 AD) until British overrule was established early in the twentieth century. The case study aims to closely integrate perspectives drawn from archaeology, history and anthropology in African studies.
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Making History in Banda: Anthropological Visions of Africa's Past
Drawing on evidence from several disciplines, Ann Brower Stahl reconstructs the daily lives of Banda villagers of west central Ghana, from the time that they were drawn into the Niger trade (around 1300 AD) until British overrule was established early in the twentieth century. The case study aims to closely integrate perspectives drawn from archaeology, history and anthropology in African studies.
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Making History in Banda: Anthropological Visions of Africa's Past

Making History in Banda: Anthropological Visions of Africa's Past

by Ann Brower Stahl
Making History in Banda: Anthropological Visions of Africa's Past

Making History in Banda: Anthropological Visions of Africa's Past

by Ann Brower Stahl

Overview

Drawing on evidence from several disciplines, Ann Brower Stahl reconstructs the daily lives of Banda villagers of west central Ghana, from the time that they were drawn into the Niger trade (around 1300 AD) until British overrule was established early in the twentieth century. The case study aims to closely integrate perspectives drawn from archaeology, history and anthropology in African studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521801829
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 08/02/2001
Series: New Studies in Archaeology
Pages: 292
Product dimensions: 6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.67(d)
Lexile: 1390L (what's this?)

About the Author

Ann B. Stahl is Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Binghamton.

Table of Contents

List of figures; List of Plates; List of tables; Preface; 1. Refracted visions of Africa's past; 2. Envisioning Africa's lived past; 3. The past in the present: history-making in Banda; 4. The political-economic context; 5. Local life in the context of the Niger trade c.1300–1700; 6. The changing social fields of Banda villagers c.1725–1825; 7. The changing social fields of Banda villagers c.1825–1925; 8. Reflections: historical anthropology and the construction of Africa's past; Notes; References; Index.
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