| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Chapter Introduction -- chapter PART I: Archaic globalization: before 1600 ce -- chapter 1 The global setting for Niumi's history: early archaic globalization -- chapter 2 Niumi during early archaic globalization: before 1450 ce -- chapter 3 Niumi during late-archaic globalization, 1450-1600: waxing Atlantic trade, enduring Sudanic trade -- part PART II: Proto-globalization: 1600-1800 -- chapter 4 Niumi during proto-globalization: the height of the Atlantic complex -- part PART III: Modern globalization: 1800-1950s -- chapter 5 Niumi in a time of transition: 1816-1897 -- chapter 6 Niumi as part of the Gambia Colony and Protectorate: 1897-1965 -- part PART IV Post-colonial globalization, 1950s- -- chapter 7 Independent Niumi in the First Republic of The Gambia: Mid-twentieth century global realities -- chapter 8 Niumi in the recent wave of globalization: the Second Republic, 1994-2017 -- chapter Epilogue, 2017: #Gambia HAS Decided |
| Summary |
The World and a Very Small Place in Africa is a fascinating look at how contacts with the wider world have affected how people have lived in Niumi, a small and little-known region at the mouth of West Africa's Gambia River, for over a thousand years. Drawing on archives, oral traditions and published works, Donald R. Wright connects world history with real people on a local level through an exploration of how global events have affected life in Niumi. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this new edition rests on recent thinking in globalization theory, reflects the latest historiography and has been extended to the present day through discussion of the final years of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's regime, the role of global forces in the events of the 2016 presidential elections and the changes that resulted from these elections. The book is supported throughout by photographs, maps and Perspectives boxes that present detailed information on such topics as Alex Haley's Roots (part set in Niumi), why Gambians take the risky "back way" to reach Europe, or "Wiri-Wiri," the Senegalese soap that has Gambians' attention. Written in a clear and personal style and taking a critical yet sensitive approach, it remains an essential resource for students and scholars of African history, particularly those interested in the impact of globalization on the lives of real people |
| Notes |
"First edition published by ME Sharpe 1997." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Globalization -- Social aspects -- Niumi (Kingdom) -- History
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HISTORY / Africa / West.
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HISTORY / World.
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Social conditions
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Globalization -- Social aspects
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International relations
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Niumi (Kingdom) -- Relations
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Niumi (Kingdom) -- Social conditions
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Africa -- Niumi (Kingdom)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020691408 |
| ISBN |
9780429504273 |
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0429504276 |
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9780429996405 |
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0429996403 |
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9780429996412 |
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0429996411 |
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9780429996399 |
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042999639X |
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