The World and a Very Small Place in Africa A History of Globalization in Niumi the Gambia 3rd Edition by Donald Wright ISBN 978-0765624840 0765624842

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ISBN 10:  0765624842

ISBN 13: 978-0765624840

Author: Donald R. Wright

Niumi, a small, little-known territory located on the bank of the Gambia River in West Africa, is seemingly far from the reaches of world historical events. And yet the outside world has long had a significant – and increasingly profound – impact on Niumi. This fascinating work shows how global events have affected people’s lives over the past eight centuries in this small region in Africa’s smallest country. Drawing on written and oral testimony, and writing in a clear and personal style, Donald R. Wright connects ‘globalization’ with real people in a real place. This new edition updates discussions of global history and African history based on current studies and new developments that have been factored into the interpretive framework. Reflecting on recent visits to Niumi, Wright extends the story into 2009, to consider the impact of global recession and domestic political repression under a regime in power for the past fifteen years. Punctuating the narrative are photographs, maps, and ‘Perspectives’ boxes on selected topics such as the sale of slaves five centuries ago, colonial sexism, the fate of press freedom, and how popular culture affects growing up in a traditional society. Throughout, the author deals with African history seriously, global trends critically, and human lives sensitively.

Table of contents: 

Part I: Context: Before 1446 BCE
1 Global Context for the History of Niumi: Before 1446 BCE
2 Globalization and World Systems
3 The World System of the Old World Before 1446 BCE
4 Western Europe in a Restructured World System
5 West Africa in a Restructured World System
6 Niumi in a Restructured World System: Before 1446 BCE

Material Context
7 Cultural Context
8 The Early Inhabitants of Niumi, the Trade Environment, and the Niumi State

Part II: Pre-Colonial Period: 1446-1816
9 Niumi Between Two Systems: The Growing Atlantic Trade, Continuing Sudan Trade, 1446-1600

Western Europe and the Rise of the Plantation Complex
10 Early Atlantic Trade and Political Change in Niumi
11 Trade Immigrants and New Identities
12 New Ways of Life
13 Niumi at the Height of the Atlantic Complex: The 17th and 18th Centuries

The Expanding World of Niumi
14 The Niumi Political System
15 A Broader Physical and Intellectual World
16 The Changing Nature of Dependency

Part III: Colonial Period: 1816-1965
Transitional Period in Niumi: 1816-1897
1 Revolutionary Changes in the West
2 The Militaristic Islamic Thought
3 The Decline of the Niumi State
4 New Production and Exchange Systems: The Peanut Revolution
5 The Soninke-Marabout War
6 The Official British Takeover
7 Increasing Dependency

Niumi as Part of the Gambia Colony and Protectorate: 1897-1965
8 The Unstable Twentieth-Century World
9 Establishing Colonial Rule
10 The World of Peanuts
11 Development
12 The Quiet Expansion and Deepening of Islam
13 Niumi in a World at War
14 Post-War Instability
15 Towards Independence

Part IV: Post-Colonial Period: Independence or Dependency? 1965-2009
Independent Niumi in the First Republic of The Gambia: 1965-1994
1 The Global Reality of the Mid-Twentieth Century
2 New Rulers, Old Rules
3 An Accidental Encounter with World History and the Push for Tourism: Alex Haley and Roots
4 Modernization?

Niumi in the Recent Wave of Globalization: Second Republic, 1994-2009
5 The Latest Wave of Globalization
6 From Soldier to Politician to Tyrant
7 Is Globalization Good for the Poor in the World? Niumi as a Case Study
8 Niumi in the Migrant Community

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