![]() This is indeed a scholarly piece of work.Īs the author writes, “Where older (African) history is taught in the west, it is almost always relates to slavery, repeating the old trope of primitivism and oppression. Part one focuses on Causes: Economic Divergence in West and West-Central Africa, with the second part studying Consequences: Politics, Belief and Revolutions from Below. The book comprises 476 pages of text along with some great illustrations, supported by a bibliography of over 39 pages and an index and notes section comprising a further 100 pages. ![]() ![]() My knowledge about the ‘Medieval’ West African empires and states, early diplomatic relations, the dynamics of trade, co-operation with the slave traders and why Islam expanded has increased exponentially as a result of reading this volume. This is the best book by far that I have read on the history of West-Central Africa. ![]() ‘A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution’ by Toby Green (2019) ![]()
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