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Power and State Formation in West Africa

Appolonia from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century

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  1. Pierluigi Valsecchi
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Pierluigi Valsecchi
    Pages 1-18

  3. History and Identity

    • Pierluigi Valsecchi
    Pages 19-39

  4. The Regional Landscape

    • Pierluigi Valsecchi
    Pages 41-57

  5. Politics and Trade

    • Pierluigi Valsecchi
    Pages 59-91

  6. Changes in the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century

    • Pierluigi Valsecchi
    Pages 93-117

  7. Warning Signs of a Shifting Balance

    • Pierluigi Valsecchi
    Pages 119-137

  8. Big Men, Imperial Dynamics, and Local Powers

    • Pierluigi Valsecchi
    Pages 139-166

  9. The New Maanle of Appolonia: Development of a Network

    • Pierluigi Valsecchi
    Pages 167-198

  10. The Framework of Hegemony

    • Pierluigi Valsecchi
    Pages 199-219

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 221-317
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Looks at the political and social history of the Gold Coast in West Africa from the early 16th century to the second half of the 18th. The book examines how political entities in Nzema were structured territorially, as well as the formation of ruling groups and aspects of their political, economic, and military actions.

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'The author provides important insight into the political development of one specific section of the Gold Coast and how regional participation in the Atlantic trade, and thus sustained contact with European traders and company officials, influenced this process. The author clearly shows how trade and cultural interaction influenced this political development, and provides an excellent example of the importance of interdisciplinary work to West Africa in this period. Highly recommended.' CHOICE

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PIERLUIGI VALSECCHI Professor of African History, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Power and State Formation in West Africa

  • Book Subtitle: Appolonia from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century

  • Authors: Pierluigi Valsecchi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230370692

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Pierluigi Valsecchi 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-11776-1Published: 15 December 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-29792-4Published: 15 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37069-2Published: 15 December 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 317

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cultural History, African History, Political History, Social History, Modern History

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