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Islam, power, and dependency in the Gambia River basin : the politics of land control, 1790-1940 / Assan Sarr.

Lippincott Library HD1024 .S27 2016
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sarr, Assan, author.
Series:
Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; v. 75.
Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; v. 75
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Land use--Political aspects--Gambia River Watershed.
Land use.
Islam--Gambia River Watershed--History--19th century.
Islam.
Islam--Gambia River Watershed--History--20th century.
Politics and government.
History.
Land use--Political aspects.
Gambia--Politics and government--19th century.
Gambia.
Gambia--Politics and government--20th century.
Senegal--Politics and government--19th century.
Senegal.
Senegal--Politics and government--20th century.
Guinea--Politics and government--19th century.
Guinea.
Guinea--Politics and government--20th century.
Africa--Gambia River Watershed.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
xiii, 244 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Rochester : University of Rochester Press, 2016.
Contents:
The founding of Mandinka settlements
Land and the politics of exclusion
The power of the wild spirits
The end of Soninke rule
Spiritual persistence though change
The politicization of chieftaincy.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781580465694
1580465692
OCLC:
950953731
Publisher Number:
99972756840

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