The World and a Very Small Place in Africa: A History of Globalization in Niumi, The Gambia
Nonfiction, History, Africa
| Author: | Donald R. Wright | ISBN: | 9780765630469 |
| Publisher: | M.E.Sharpe | Publication: | March 26, 2010 |
| Imprint: | M.E.Sharpe | Language: | English |
| Author: | Donald R. Wright |
| ISBN: | 9780765630469 |
| Publisher: | M.E.Sharpe |
| Publication: | March 26, 2010 |
| Imprint: | M.E.Sharpe |
| Language: | English |
Updated to reflect the local impact of current events such as global recession as well as the latest scholarly studies, this fascinating work shows how global events have affected people's lives over the past eight centuries in Niumi, a little-known territory located on the north bank of the Gambia River in West Africa. Drawing on written and oral testimony, the author locates this tiny place in Africa's smallest country within the history of the modern world.
Updated to reflect the local impact of current events such as global recession as well as the latest scholarly studies, this fascinating work shows how global events have affected people's lives over the past eight centuries in Niumi, a little-known territory located on the north bank of the Gambia River in West Africa. Drawing on written and oral testimony, the author locates this tiny place in Africa's smallest country within the history of the modern world.
