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OverviewAn original, rigorously researched volume that questions long-accepted paradigms concerning land ownership and its use in Africa. Islam, Power, and Dependency in the Gambia River Basin draws on new sources to offer an original approach to the study of land in African history. Documenting the impact of Islamization, the development of peanut production, and the institution of colonial rule on people living along the middle and lower Gambia River, the book shows how these waves of changes sweeping the region after 1850 altered local political and social arrangements, with important implications for the ability of elites to control land. Author Assan Sarr argues for a nuanced understanding of land and its historic value in Africa. Moving beyond a recognition of the material value of land, Sarr'sanalysis highlights its cultural and social worth, pointing out the spiritual associations the land generated and the ways that certain people gained privileged access to those spiritual powers. By emphasizing that the land aroundthe Gambia River both inspired and gave form to a cosmology of ritual and belief, the book points to what might be considered an indigenous tradition of ecological preservation and protection. Assan Sarr is assistant professor of history at Ohio University. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Assan Sarr (Customer)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: University of Rochester Press Volume: v. 74 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781580465694ISBN 10: 1580465692 Pages: 258 Publication Date: 15 December 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction The Founding of Mandinka Settlements Land and the Politics of Exclusion The Power of the Wild Spirits The End of Soninke Rule Spiritual Persistence though Change The Politicization of Chieftaincy Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAssan Sarr is making me rethink much of what I thought I knew, from four decades of study, about land, politics, and society along the lower Gambia River in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This is African history at its best. -- Donald R. Wright, Distinguished Teaching Professor of History Emeritus, SUNY Cortland Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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