Power and State Formation in West Africa [electronic resource] : Appolonia from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century.
Valsecchi, Pierluigi,1956-
Valsecchi, Pierluigi,1956-Signori di Appolonia.
Looks at the political and social history of the Gold Coast in West Africa from the early 16th century to the second half of the 18th. The book examines how political entities in Nzema were structured territorially, as well as the formation of ruling groups and aspects of their political, economic, and military actions.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Primary Sources and Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Note to the Readers; Introduction; 1 History and Identity; 2 The Regional Landscape; 3 Politics and Trade; 4 Changes in the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century; 5 Warning Signs of a Shifting Balance; 6 Big Men, Imperial Dynamics, and Local Powers; 7 The New Maanle of Appolonia: Development of a Network; 8 The Framework of Hegemony; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Looks at the political and social history of the Gold Coast in West Africa from the early 16th century to the second half of the 18th. The book examines how political entities in Nzema were structured territorially, as well as the formation of ruling groups and aspects of their political, economic, and military actions.
Civilization—History.
Africa—History.
World politics.
Social history.
History, Modern.
Cultural History.
African History.
Political History.
Social History.
Modern History.