African Islands: Leading Edges of Empire and Globalization

Explores the culturally complex and cosmopolitan histories of islands off the African coast

Islands and island chains like Cabo Verde, Madagascar, and Bioko are often sidelined in contemporary understandings of Africa in which mainland nation-states take center stage in the crafting of historical narratives. Yet in the modern period, these small offshore spaces have often played important if inconsistent roles in facilitating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158046954X
• ISBN13: 9781580469548
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"