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The world and a very small place in Africa : a history of globalization in Niumi, The Gambia / Donald R. Wright.
Van Pelt Library DT532.23 .W75 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, Donald R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Globalization--Social aspects.
- History.
- Niumi (Kingdom)--Relations.
- Niumi (Kingdom).
- Niumi (Kingdom)--Social conditions.
- Africa--Niumi (Kingdom).
- Globalization--Social aspects--Niumi (Kingdom)--History.
- Globalization.
- International relations.
- Social conditions.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 308 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
- Contents:
- The global setting for Niumi's history: early archaic globalization
- Niumi during early archaic globalization, before 1450
- Niumi during late-archaic globalization, 1450-1600: waxing Atlantic trade, enduring Sudanic trade
- Niumi during proto-globalization: the height of the Atlantic complex
- Niumi in a time of transition: 1816-1897
- Niumi as part of the Gambia colony and protectorate: 1897-1965
- Independent Niumi in the first Republic of The Gambia: 1965-1994
- Niumi in the recent wave of globalization: the Second Republic, 1994-2017
- Epilogue, 2017: #Gambia has decided.
- Notes:
- "First edition published by ME Sharpe 1997."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781138649446
- 1138649449
- 9781138649439
- 1138649430
- OCLC:
- 1020295803
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