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- ISBN 9780367154165
- Weight: 700g
- Dimensions: 149 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 19 Oct 2020
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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This book includes numerous extracts from contemporaneous sources that vividly portray the peoples and lands of western Africa. It delineates historical processes in the context of climate change, expanding trade networks, and widespread state building.
George E. Brooks is professor of history at Indiana University, where he has taught African history and world history since 1962. He first undertook research in western Africa in 1961, has since returned seven times, and has visited other parts of Africa as well. He is a fellow of the African Studies Association, a member of the Liberian Studies Association and the Mande Studies Association (MANSA), and serves on the executive council of the World History Association.
