Postcolonial or Not? : West Africa in the Pre-Atlantic and Atlantic Worlds
What do the labels “Historic period,” “historical archaeology,” and “Colonial” imply about the source materials drawn on, the time periods covered, and the conceptual vantages taken in interpreting the West African past? The historiographies presented are equally relevant to the understanding of th...
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| description | What do the labels “Historic period,” “historical archaeology,” and “Colonial” imply about the source materials drawn on, the time periods covered, and the conceptual vantages taken in interpreting the West African past? The historiographies presented are equally relevant to the understanding of the past—that is, the impacts of European contact, the Atlantic slave trade, and colo- nization—as they are to the present; the social, economic, and cultural landscapes of modernity, and how our views of the past shape these landscapes. This essay considers the varied epistemological threads represented and their interpretive implications. Although the hegemonic and transformative nature of Africa's intersection with the Atlantic World is underscored, the need to situate these developments within the wider scope and temporal depth of the African past is also emphasized. Archaeology's central role in providing a holistic understanding of the temporal depth and complexity of African history, as well as archaeology's unique contribution to the understanding of the Atlantic world, is underscored. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-567162024-03-25T18:30:04Z Postcolonial or Not? : West Africa in the Pre-Atlantic and Atlantic Worlds Christopher R. DeCorse D1-2009 H1-99 slave trade colonization African archaeology postcolonialism thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose What do the labels “Historic period,” “historical archaeology,” and “Colonial” imply about the source materials drawn on, the time periods covered, and the conceptual vantages taken in interpreting the West African past? The historiographies presented are equally relevant to the understanding of the past—that is, the impacts of European contact, the Atlantic slave trade, and colo- nization—as they are to the present; the social, economic, and cultural landscapes of modernity, and how our views of the past shape these landscapes. This essay considers the varied epistemological threads represented and their interpretive implications. Although the hegemonic and transformative nature of Africa's intersection with the Atlantic World is underscored, the need to situate these developments within the wider scope and temporal depth of the African past is also emphasized. Archaeology's central role in providing a holistic understanding of the temporal depth and complexity of African history, as well as archaeology's unique contribution to the understanding of the Atlantic world, is underscored. 2021-02-11T23:33:07Z 2021-02-11T23:33:07Z 2019-12-12 11:49:50 2013 book 42994 9791092312515 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/56716 eng image/png http://books.openedition.org/ifra/1517 IFRA-Nigeria 10.4000/books.ifra.1517 10.4000/books.ifra.1517 95d109b0-06da-45e5-ab27-53b34ab3b521 9791092312515 open access |
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