A History of West Africa Contributor(s): Adebayo, Akanmu (Author) |
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ISBN: 113857550X ISBN-13: 9781138575509 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 1, 2026 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - West - History | Africa - General |
Physical Information: 256 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - West Africa - Cultural Region - African |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This textbook provides students with a comprehensive and engaging narrative of the history of West Africa from the earliest times to the present. Based on several decades of research and teaching on Africa, the book exposes students and readers to a more balanced history of West Africa. The content follows historical transformations in the region from the early history of animal and plant domestication to the creation and dispersal of various cultures. Adopting the vision of history as a record of significant events enacted in the past by human beings as members of societies, the book presents activities, challenges, and successes of West African peoples as they settled and lived their lives, interacted with each other and with the outside world, and transformed their environments. The key benefits of this text are:
A history of West Africa is essential reading for courses on West African History and African History more generally |