A History of West Central Africa to 1850 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107127159)

Based on substantial new research from primary sources and archives, this accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest times to 1852 gives comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the region. With equal focus given to both internal histories or inter-state interactions and external dynamics and relationships, this study represents an original approach to regional histories which goes beyond the existing scholarship on the area. By contextualising and expanding its range, to include treatment of the Portuguese colony of Angola, John K. Thornton provides new understandings of significant events, people, and inter-regional interactions which aid the grounding of the history of West Central Africa within a broader context. A valuable resource to students and scholars of African history.

Author: John K. Thornton
ISBN-10: 1107127157
ISBN-13: 9781107127159
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/26/2020
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2021