Postcolonial or Not? : West Africa in the Pre-Atlantic and Atlantic Worlds

• Hoofdauteur: Christopher R. DeCorse (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: IFRA-Nigeria 2013
• Onderwerpen: Biography & True Stories; slave trade; colonization; African archaeology; postcolonialism
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

What do the labels "Historic period," "historical archaeology," and "Colonial" imply about the source materials drawn on, the time periods covered, and the conceptual vantages taken in interpre­ting the West African past? The historiographies presented are equally relev...