Shadows of Empire in West Africa New Perspectives on European Fortifications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Osei-Tutu, John Kwadwo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Smith, Victoria Ellen (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: African Histories and Modernities
• Subjects: Africa-History.; Imperialism.; World politics.; Africa-Politics and government.; African History.; Imperialism and Colonialism.; Political History.; African Politics.

These essays reexamine European forts in West Africa as hubs where different peoples interacted, negotiated and transformed each other socially, politically, culturally, and economically. This collection brings together scholars of history, archaeology, cultural studies, and others to present a nuan...