Shadows of Empire in West Africa
Subtitle: New Perspectives on European Fortifications
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Sep 07, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9783319392813
Description: The authors collectively see fortifications as nodes within entangled spaces in west Africa where different peoples interacted, negotiated, and transformed each other socially, politically, culturally, and economically. This multi-discipline collection presents a nuanced image of fortifications, showing that over time the functions and impacts of the buildings changed as the motives, missions, allegiances, and power dynamics in the region also changed. With their focus on the fortifications of Ghana, the authors engage in new scholarly discussion of how these structures may be interpreted in connecting Ghanaian and west African histories to a multitude of global histories. They also enable greater understanding of the fortifications' contemporary use as heritage sites where the Afro-European experience is narrated through guided tours and museums.
Notes: Source title: Shadows of Empire in West Africa: New Perspectives on European Fortifications (African Histories and Modernities)