Eurafricans in Western Africa traces the rich social and commercial history of western Africa. The most comprehensive study to date; it begins prior to the sixteenth century when huge profits made by middlemen on trade in North African slaves; salt; gold; pepper; and numerous other commodities prompted Portuguese reconnaissance voyages along the coast of western Africa. From Senegal to Sierra Leone; Portuguese; including “New Christians†who reverted to Judaism while living in western Africa; thrived where riverine and caravan networks linked many African groups. Portuguese and their Luso-African descendants contended with French; Dutch; and English rivals for trade in gold; ivory; slaves; cotton textiles; iron bars; cowhides; and other African products. As the Atlantic slave trade increased; French and Franco-Africans and English and Anglo-Africans supplanted Portuguese and Luso-Africans in many African places of trade. Eurafricans in Western Africa follows the changes that took root in the eighteenth century when French and British colonial officials introduced European legal codes; and concludes with the onset of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars; when suppression of the slave trade and expanding commerce in forest and agricultural commodities again transformed circumstances in western Africa. Professor George E. Brooks’s outstanding history of these vital aspects of western Africa is enriched by his discussion of the roles of the women who married or cohabited with European traders. Through accounts of incidents and personal histories; which are integrated into the narrative; the lives of these women and their children are accorded a prominent place in Professor Brooks’s fascinating discussion of this dynamic region of Africa.
#509757 in Books Marten James 2014-05-15 2014-05-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.90 x .70 x 6.00l; .80 #File Name: 0820343218216 pagesAmerica s Corporal James Tanner in War and Peace
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. The Life of The Civil War's Most Notable "Disabled" VeteranBy A. A. NofiA summary of the review on StrategyPage.Com:'Prof. Marten (Marquette) has written the first ever biography of James Tanner (1844-1927). Tanner; one of the most well known men of his times; lost part of both legs at Second Bull Run; but ended the Civil War as as a government stenographer; recording testimony at Lincoln’s death bed. Postwar he was a prominent leader in veterans’ affairs; rising to command of the Grand Army of the Republic; a Republican politicians; prospered in business; and a dounder of the American Red Cross; Marten gives us a well written; quite detailed account of Tanner’s life and work; while offering many insights into contemporary society; particularly from the perspective of a man with disabilities. Tanner was even the subject of an early version of a “Swift Boat†attack; when his poetical enemies denigrated his military experiences and the circumstances surrounding the loss of his legs; an incident that will likely sound quite rather familiar to readers. An excellent book not only because it’s about a man who is today largely forgotten; but because of its look at the problems of disabled veterans in the postwar era; with some insights applicable even today.'For the full review; see StrategyPage.Com
