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Ancient Middle Niger
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 288

Ancient Middle Niger

Survey of the emergence of the ancient urban civilization of Middle Niger.

The Peoples of the Middle Niger
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 378

The Peoples of the Middle Niger

The Peoples of the Middle Niger This book provides the first comprehensive history of the peoples of the Middle Niger written by an English-speaking scholar. ‘The Island of Gold’ was the medieval Muslim and later European name for a fabled source of gold and other tropical riches. Although the floodplain of the Niger river lies far from the goldfields, the mosaic of peoples along the Middle Niger created a wealth of grain, fish, and livestock that supported some of Africa’s oldest cities, including Timbuktu. These ancient cities of the region that came to be known as Western Sudan were founded without outside stimulation and their inhabitants long resisted the coercive, centralized sta...

The Way the Wind Blows
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 436

The Way the Wind Blows

-- Robert W. Harms, Yale University

Iron, Gender, and Power
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 302

Iron, Gender, and Power

"[Herbert] has constructed a model of power relationships structured upon gender and age, and derived from male transformative processes, and in so doing has written a notable, and most enjoyable, book." -- African History "Herbert examines with great care and thoroughness the relationships between gender and power and the rationales that give them social form.... [Her] analytical ability is outstanding." -- Patrick McNaughton "This book is a well-written and essential study of the place of belief in African material culture." -- International Journal of African Historical Studies Herbert relates the beliefs and practices associated with iron working in African cultures to other transformative activities -- chiefly investiture, hunting, and pottery making -- to propose a gender/age-based theory of power.

Rethinking Global Governance
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 168

Rethinking Global Governance

This book argues that long-ignored, non-western political systems from the distant and more recent past can provide critical insights into improving global governance. These societies show how successful collection action can occur by dividing sovereignty, consensus building, power from below, and other mechanisms. For a better tomorrow, we need to free ourselves of the colonial constraints on our political imagination. A pandemic, war in Europe, and another year of climatic anomalies are among the many indications of the limits of global governance today. To meet these challenges, we must look far beyond the status quo to the thousands of successful mechanisms for collective action that hav...

Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 313

Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time

  • Categories: Art

Issued in conjunction with the exhibition Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time, held January 26, 2019-July 21, 2019, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

African Arts
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 434

African Arts

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2001
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Encyclopedia of Ancient History
  • Language: en

The Encyclopedia of Ancient History

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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CRM
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 620

CRM

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Archaeological Ethics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 252

Archaeological Ethics

The second edition of Archaeological Ethics is an invitation to an ongoing and lively discussion on ethics. In addition to topics such as looting, reburial and repatriation, relations with native peoples, and professional conduct, Vitelli and Colwell-Chanthaphonh have responded to current events and news stories. Twenty-one new articles expand this ongoing discussion into the realm of intellectual property, public outreach, archaeotourism, academic freedom, archaeological concerns in times of war, and conflicting values. These compelling articles, from Archaeology Magazine, American Archaeology, and Expedition are written for a general audience and provide a fascinating introduction to the issues faced every day in archaeological practice. The article summaries, discussion and research questions, and suggestions for further reading--particularly helpful given the vast increase in related literature over the last decade--serve as excellent teaching aids and make this volume ideal for classroom use.