Author: Historical Society of Nigeria
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Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
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Bulletin of the Historical Society of Nigeria [new series]
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Bulletin of the Historical Society of Nigeria
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Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria
Author: Historical Society of Nigeria
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Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria
Author: Historical Society of Nigeria
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Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Bulletin of News
Author: Historical Society of Nigeria
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Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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New Serial Titles
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 992
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A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 992
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A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. Vol. 1-5
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Slave Traders by Invitation
Author: Finn Fuglestad
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190934972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
The Slave Coast, situated in what is now the West African state of Benin, was the epicentre of the Atlantic Slave Trade. But it was also an inhospitable, surf-ridden coastline, subject to crashing breakers and devoid of permanent human settlement. Nor was it easily accessible from the interior due to a lagoon which ran parallel to the coast. The local inhabitants were not only sheltered against incursions from the sea, but were also locked off from it. Yet, paradoxically, it was this coastline that witnessed a thriving long-term commercial relation-ship between Europeans and Africans, based on the trans-Atlantic slave trade. How did it come about? How was it all organised? And how did the locals react to the opportunities these new trading relations offered them? The Kingdom of Dahomey is usually cited as the Slave Coast's archetypical slave raiding and slave trading polity. An inland realm, it was a latecomer to the slave trade, and simply incorporated a pre-existing system by dint of military prowess, which ultimately was to prove radically counterproductive. Fuglestad's book seeks to explain the Dahomean 'anomaly' and its impact on the Slave Coast's societies and polities.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190934972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
The Slave Coast, situated in what is now the West African state of Benin, was the epicentre of the Atlantic Slave Trade. But it was also an inhospitable, surf-ridden coastline, subject to crashing breakers and devoid of permanent human settlement. Nor was it easily accessible from the interior due to a lagoon which ran parallel to the coast. The local inhabitants were not only sheltered against incursions from the sea, but were also locked off from it. Yet, paradoxically, it was this coastline that witnessed a thriving long-term commercial relation-ship between Europeans and Africans, based on the trans-Atlantic slave trade. How did it come about? How was it all organised? And how did the locals react to the opportunities these new trading relations offered them? The Kingdom of Dahomey is usually cited as the Slave Coast's archetypical slave raiding and slave trading polity. An inland realm, it was a latecomer to the slave trade, and simply incorporated a pre-existing system by dint of military prowess, which ultimately was to prove radically counterproductive. Fuglestad's book seeks to explain the Dahomean 'anomaly' and its impact on the Slave Coast's societies and polities.
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997
Author: Piers Brendon
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307388417
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307388417
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.
Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa
Author: René A. Bravmann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521201926
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Most writers have assumed that the spread of the Islamic faith has tended to weaken and undermine the foundations of traditional African society and culture. In this interesting and original study Professor Bravmann re-examines and refutes the assumption that the aniconic attitudes of Islam, especially the prohibition of representational imagery, have had a detrimental effect on the visual arts in the areas of West Africa influenced by this universalistic faith. The strength and flexibility of West African societies and their art forms is clearly revealed in the major part of this study, which is devoted to a detailed examination of the impact of Islam upon traditional art in the Cercle de Bondoukou and west central areas of Ghana. The text is illustrated with numerous photographs showing a variety of art forms and masquerades in the region.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521201926
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Most writers have assumed that the spread of the Islamic faith has tended to weaken and undermine the foundations of traditional African society and culture. In this interesting and original study Professor Bravmann re-examines and refutes the assumption that the aniconic attitudes of Islam, especially the prohibition of representational imagery, have had a detrimental effect on the visual arts in the areas of West Africa influenced by this universalistic faith. The strength and flexibility of West African societies and their art forms is clearly revealed in the major part of this study, which is devoted to a detailed examination of the impact of Islam upon traditional art in the Cercle de Bondoukou and west central areas of Ghana. The text is illustrated with numerous photographs showing a variety of art forms and masquerades in the region.