The World and a Very Small Place in Africa: A History of Globalization in Niumi, the Gambia (Sources and Studies in World History)

Concise yet comprehensive, this practical, campaign-oriented guide follows the logical progression Foreword / Kevin Reilly -- Pt. I. Background. Before A.d. 1450. 1. World Systems: A Background For Niumi's History To A.d. 1450. 2. Niumi In A Restructuring World System Before A.d. 1450 -- Pt. Ii. The Precolonial Period, 1450-1800. 3. Niumi Between Two Systems: Waxing Atlantic Trade, Continuing Sudanic Trade, 1450-1600. 4. Niumi At The Height Of The Atlantic Complex, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries -- Pt. Iii. The Modern Period, 1800-1996. 5. A Time Of Transition In Niumi, 1800-1897. 6. Niumi In The Colonial Era, 1897-1965. 7. Niumi In Dependence: The Republic Of The Gambia, 1965-1996. Donald R. Wright. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 255-263) And Index. Niumi is a small area at the mouth of the Gambia river in West Africa (now called the Gambia). This work looks at how it has been affected, over the last six or seven centuries, by phenomena such as European expansion, industrialization, colonialism, world wars and political independence.