Religion, Commerce, and the Integration of the Mandingo in Liberia / Edition 1

by Augustine Konneh

Overview

This book contributes significantly to the body of knowledge that deals with the Mande-speaking people of West Africa. It deals with the impact of religion and commerce on the integration of the Mandingo ethnic group into the political and social economies of Liberia. The author explains both the course and costs of socio-political integration of the Mandingos in the context of nation-building and their co-habitation with non-Muslim hosts. The religion of Islam in relation to the commercial activities of the Mande-speaking people is discussed in detail. While a great deal of research has been done on the Mandingo in other areas of Africa, no comparable body of research exists on the Mandingo of Liberia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761803553
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	07/11/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	5.32(w) x 8.44(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Augustine Konneh is Assistant Professor in the History Department at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.

Editorial Reviews

This book adds significantly to the history of Liberia in the chronicle of its most important commercial diaspora.

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This book adds significantly to the history of Liberia in the chronicle of its most important commercial diaspora.

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