The Kingdom of Waalo: Senegal Before the Conquest

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The Kingdom of Waalo: Senegal Before the Conquest

Situated along the Senegal River, the Kingdom of Waalo was the smallest of the Wolof states of Senegal, but it illustrates the broader consequences of a shift from trans-Saharan to trans-Atlantic commerce during a time of competing European, Muslim, and indigenous African forces. From the establishment of a French trading post in 1659 to the early nineteenth century, the history of Waalo was closely tied to French interests in St. Louis, popular revolutionary Islamic movements, and internal rivalries between competing royal families and provincial leaders. Stimulating Waalo's socio-political changes were the devastations and fluctuations of the Atlantic slave trade, as well as the Muslim attack on its aristocracy. Torn by internal divisions, devastated by French and Berber incursions, Waalo's institutions and its economy declined. Residents of Waalo sought their own solutions only for external agents to ruin their efforts. By the nineteenth century, the French attempted to establish a plantation economy in Waalo, culminating in their military control of the state and the Senegal valley. This newly translated study is a vital tool in our understanding of Senegal's history, its place in the era of trans-Saharan and trans-Atlantic commerce, and its development into the present. The book should be of value to African studies scholars, anthropologists, and historians of Africa, colonialism, empire, and post-colonialism.

Country	USA
Author	Boubacar Barry
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Diasporic Africa Press
EAN	9780966020113
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0966020111
Label	Diasporic Africa Press
Manufacturer	Diasporic Africa Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	328
PublicationDate	2012-09-01
Publisher	Diasporic Africa Press
Studio	Diasporic Africa Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Kingdom of Waalo: Senegal Before the Conquest

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