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Making History in Banda Ann Brower Stahl (State University of New York, Binghamton)

Making History in Banda By Ann Brower Stahl (State University of New York, Binghamton)

Making History in Banda by Ann Brower Stahl (State University of New York, Binghamton)


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Using approaches from several disciplines, Stahl reconstructs the daily lives of Banda villagers of west central Ghana, from when they were drawn into the Niger trade (around AD 1300) until the twentieth century establishment of British overrule. Stahl argues for closer integration of archaeology, history and anthropology in African studies.

Making History in Banda Summary

Making History in Banda: Anthropological Visions of Africa's Past by Ann Brower Stahl (State University of New York, Binghamton)

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.

Making History in Banda Reviews

'Banda history from AD 1100 to the twentieth century, a time span that includes pre-colonial contact with northern trade routes, the introduction and expansion of European trade, the rise and fall of the Ashanti empire, and the military exploits of Samori. This is a must-read for students of Ghanian history. ... Skilfully tacking back and forth between oral histories, archival sources, and archaeological data, Stahl delineates significant changes in the practices of daily life in Banda's past. Ultimately, the strength of the work lies in its conjoining of disparate lines of evidence to tie global politico-economic forces with local patterns of practices of taste, reproduction and production, and dwelling. ... she keeps her sources in a productive tension and thereby arrives at a richly textured account of the socio-historical processes that shaped and continue to shape the making of the past in Banda.' Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

About Ann Brower Stahl (State University of New York, Binghamton)

Ann B. Stahl is Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Binghamton.

Table of Contents

List of figures; List of Plates; List of tables; Preface; 1. Refracted visions of Africa's past; 2. Envisioning Africa's lived past; 3. The past in the present: history-making in Banda; 4. The political-economic context; 5. Local life in the context of the Niger trade c.1300-1700; 6. The changing social fields of Banda villagers c.1725-1825; 7. The changing social fields of Banda villagers c.1825-1925; 8. Reflections: historical anthropology and the construction of Africa's past; Notes; References; Index.

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NLS9780521037976
9780521037976
0521037972
Making History in Banda: Anthropological Visions of Africa's Past by Ann Brower Stahl (State University of New York, Binghamton)
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Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2007-07-19
292
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