Making history in Banda : anthropological visions of Africa's past / Ann Brower Stahl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stahl, Ann Brower, 1954- author.

Series:

New studies in archaeology.

New studies in archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnoarchaeology--Ghana--Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region).

Ethnoarchaeology.

Archaeology and history--Ghana--Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region).

Archaeology and history.

Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana)--History.

Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana).

Ghana--Social conditions.

Ghana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Drawing on evidence from several disciplines, Ann Brower Stahl reconstructs the daily lives of Banda villagers of west central Ghana, from the time that they were drawn into the Niger trade (around AD 1300) until British overrule was established early in the twentieth century. The case study aims to closely integrate perspectives drawn from archaeology, history and anthropology in African studies.

Contents:

Refracted visions of Africa's past

Envisioning Africa's lived past

The past in the present : history-making in Banda

The political-economic context

Local life in the context of the Niger trade c. 1300-1700

The changing social fields of Banda villagers c. 1725-1825

The changing social fields of Banda villagers c. 1825-1925

Reflections : historical anthropology and the construction of Africa's past.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12285-6

0-511-01626-3

1-280-43311-6

0-511-17402-0

0-511-15348-1

0-511-32792-7

0-511-48960-9

0-511-04768-1

OCLC:

559550312