Trade Castles & Forts of West Africa
Author: Arnold Walter Lawrence
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Published: 1963
Total Pages: 498
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Forts, Castles and Society in West Africa
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2018-10-02
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9004380175
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLong regarded as disturbing remnants of the Atlantic slave trade, the European forts and castles of West Africa have attained iconic positions as universally significant historical monuments and world heritage tourist destinations. This volume of original contributions by leading Africanists presents extensive new historical views of the forts in Ghana and Benin, providing both impetus and a scholarly basis for further research and fresh debate about their historical and geographical contexts; their role in the slave trade; the economic and political connections, centred on the forts, between the Europeans and local African polities; and their place in variously focused heritage studies and endeavours. Contributors are Hermann W. von Hesse, Daniel Hopkins, Jon Olav Hove, Ole Justesen, Ineke van Kessel, Robin Law, John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu, Jarle Simensen, Selena Axelrod Winsnes†, Larry Yarak.
Forts and Castles of Ghana
Author: A. van Dantzig
Publisher: Sedco Publishing
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 122
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe forts and castles of Ghana form a unique memorial to a precolonial period when representatives of European trading companies bartered as equals with African merchants. It was a colourful episode of world history spanning four centuries, from the fifteenth century Portuguese voyages of discovery to the beginings of the imperial epoch. This books traces the history of more than fifty forts, castles and trading posts built on Ghana's coasts by various European nations. Each entry is accompanied by a descriptive guide and black and white illustrations. Albert van Dantzig, originally from Holland, has lived in Ghana since 1963 and is the senior lecturer in history at the University of Ghana, he is the author of two previous books; The Dutch Participation in the Slave Trade and The Dutch on the Guinea Coast, 1680-1740.
Castles & Forts of Ghana
Author: James Anquandah
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 116
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Author: William St. Clair
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 296
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Shadows of Empire in West Africa
Author: John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-09-06
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 3319392824
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese essays reexamine European forts in West Africa as hubs where different peoples interacted, negotiated and transformed each other socially, politically, culturally, and economically. This collection brings together scholars of history, archaeology, cultural studies, and others to present a nuanced image of fortifications, showing that over time the functions and impacts of the buildings changed as the motives, missions, allegiances, and power dynamics in the region also changed. Focusing on the fortifications of Ghana, the authors discuss how these structures may be interpreted as connecting Ghanaian and West African histories to a multitude of global histories. They also enable greater understanding of the fortifications’ contemporary use as heritage sites, where the Afro-European experience is narrated through guided tours and museums.
An N Archaeology of Elmina
Author: Christopher R Decorse
Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press
Published: 2021-06-15
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ISBN-13: 9781734281828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Archaeology of Elmina examines a complex African settlement on the coast of present-day Ghana from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries using the archaeological record, European narratives, and indigenous oral histories. Placing the site in broader context as the first European trading post in sub-Saharan Africa, Christopher DeCorse explores the developments there in light of Portuguese, Dutch, and British expansion and illustrates remarkable cultural continuity in the midst of technological change. Originally published by Smithsonian Institution Press in 2001.
Commercial Transitions and Abolition in West Africa 1630–1860
Author: Angus E. Dalrymple-Smith
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019-12-09
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9004417125
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCommercial Transitions and Abolition in West Africa 1630–1860 offers a fresh perspective on why, in the nineteenth century, the most important West African states and merchants who traded with Atlantic markets became exporters of commodities, instead of exporters of slaves. This study takes a long-term comparative approach and makes of use of new quantitative data. It argues that the timing and nature of the change from slave exports to so-called ‘legitimate commerce’ in the Gold Coast, the Bight of Biafra and the Bight of Benin, can be predicted by patterns of trade established in previous centuries by a range of African and European actors responding to the changing political and economic environments of the Atlantic world.
Blacktrekking
Author: Stephanie Claytor
Publisher: Iwrite4oru
Published: 2019-07-09
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780999884232
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBLACKTREKKING: My Journey Living in Latin America is a riveting, coming-of-age story profiling author Stephanie Claytor's decision to move to a completely foreign country by herself, not just once but twice. From the time Stephanie was a baby, she spent many summers on family vacations exploring the United States with her family. As Stephanie became an adult, she made the decision to live abroad and learn Spanish. From love and heartbreak to violence, culture shock and exploration of racial identity, Stephanie details her time blossoming into an adult while living in both the Dominican Republic and Colombia. This moving travel memoir weaves in tips for how to stay safe while living abroad, as well as how to have a good time and maximize the experience. A naturally inquisitive storyteller and an award-winning multimedia reporter by trade, who has worked at numerous television stations across the United States, Stephanie put her journalism skills to work and shares never heard before interviews from displaced Colombians and from members of maroon communities. She intertwines the stories of others who have fought for years to be recognized. Many of her personal adventures will have you laughing and reflecting, while simultaneously inspiring you to walk away with a greater understanding of Dominican and Colombian culture.
Sources for the Mutual History of Ghana and the Netherlands
Author: Michel René Doortmont
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9004158502
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnotated guide to the Dutch archives on Ghana and West Africa in the "Nationaal Archief" offering a comprehensive overview of available sources. Part I: description of archival materials. Part II: historical overview of the Dutch in Ghana and selected themes from Ghana's history. With bibliography and index.
