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The World and a Very Small Place in Africa (Sources and Studies in World History)
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by Donald R. Wright
Sales Rank: 1192849
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 278 pages
Published by: M.E. Sharpe June 1997
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 156324960X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1563249600
Book Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 1 pounds
From Library Journal
Wright (history, SUNY) blends detailed local history with global systems theory to illuminate the changing economic and political fortunes of a small group of people in Niumi, a small area at the mouth of the Gambia river in West Africa (now called The Gambia). Over a period of 450 years, Niumi has increasingly merged with ever-wider economies. Wright traces how the state adapted over time to both opportunity and exploitation. As Niumi was the homeland of the central character in Alex Haley's Roots, the book may find a wider readership than most academic studies. Recommended for greater public and academic libraries.?Bill Rau, Takoma Park, Md.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
This study looks at the effects of "global" phenomena -- trans-Saharan trade, European expansion, the rise of an Atlantic plantation complex, industrialization, imperialism, colonialism, world wars, growth of a world market, political independence and economic dependence -- on the way of life in Niumi, a small area at the mouth of the Gambia river in West Africa (now called The Gambia), over the last six-seven hundred years. Written in clear, accessible prose, and drawing on archival and oral traditions, the work considers global developments from a local/regional perspective.
Reader Reviews
I enjoyed this book very much. It does a fine job of relating local events to much larger international events. It shows that no matter where you live, you are part of what is happening in the world
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