Forts, castles and society in West Africa, : Gold Coast and Dahomey, 1450 - 1960 / / edited by John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu.
Long regarded as disturbing remnants of the Atlantic slave trade, the European forts and castles of West Africa have attained iconic positions as universally significant historical monuments and world heritage tourist destinations. This volume of original contributions by leading Africanists present...
Saved in:
Superior document: | African history ; volume 7 |
---|---|
TeilnehmendeR: | |
Place / Publishing House: | Leiden,, Boston: : Brill,, [2019]. copyright 2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | African history (Brill Academic Publishers) ;
v. 7. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 276 pages). |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
993582141204498 |
---|---|
lccn |
2018043701 |
ctrlnum |
(CKB)4100000006997511 (MiAaPQ)EBC5570531 (nllekb)BRILL9789004380172 (Au-PeEL)EBL5570531 (OCoLC)1065383846 (EXLCZ)994100000006997511 |
collection |
bib_alma |
record_format |
marc |
spelling |
Forts, castles and society in West Africa, Gold Coast and Dahomey, 1450 - 1960 / edited by John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu. Leiden, Boston: Brill, [2019]. copyright 2019 1 online resource (xvii, 276 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier African history ; volume 7 Includes bibliographical references and index. Long regarded as disturbing remnants of the Atlantic slave trade, the European forts and castles of West Africa have attained iconic positions as universally significant historical monuments and world heritage tourist destinations. This volume of original contributions by leading Africanists presents extensive new historical views of the forts in Ghana and Benin, providing both impetus and a scholarly basis for further research and fresh debate about their historical and geographical contexts; their role in the slave trade; the economic and political connections, centred on the forts, between the Europeans and local African polities; and their place in variously focused heritage studies and endeavours. Contributors are Hermann W. von Hesse, Daniel Hopkins, Jon Olav Hove, Ole Justesen, Ineke van Kessel, Robin Law, John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu, Jarle Simensen, Selena Axelrod Winsnes†, Larry Yarak. Front Matter -- Copyright -- -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- Introduction / John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu -- Gold Coast Forts and Castles: Key Themes and Perspectives / Jarle Simensen -- ‘Heaven Is High Above and Europe Is Far Away’, so Christiansborg Prevails* / Selena Axelrod Winsnes -- ‘Creative and Expedient Misunderstandings’: Elmina–Dutch Relations in the 19th Century / Larry Yarak -- Wax Prints in West Africa: Unravelling the Myth of Dutch Colonial Soldiers as Cultural Brokers / Ineke van Kessel -- William’s Fort: The English Fort at Ouidah, 1680s–1960s / Robin Law -- The Danish Guinea Coast Forts, Denmark’s Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade, and African Colonial Policy, 1788–1850 / Daniel Hopkins -- Political Relations between Osu and Christiansborg, 1803–1826 / Ole Justesen -- Cosmopolitan Conundrums: Impacts of Trade Fortresses on the Gã Space, 1450–1870 / John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu and Hermann W. von Hesse -- Forts and Castles in the Colonial Period: Uses and Understandings of the Pre-colonial Fortifications / Jon Olav Hove -- Back Matter -- Index. Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Fortification Social aspects Ghana History. Fortification Social aspects Benin History. Slave trade Ghana History. Slave trade Benin History. Ghana Colonial influence. Benin Colonial influence. Osei-Tutu, John Kwadwo, editor. 90-04-38014-0 African history (Brill Academic Publishers) ; v. 7. |
language |
English |
format |
eBook |
author2 |
Osei-Tutu, John Kwadwo, |
author_facet |
Osei-Tutu, John Kwadwo, |
author2_variant |
j k o t jko jkot |
author2_role |
TeilnehmendeR |
author_additional |
John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu -- Jarle Simensen -- Selena Axelrod Winsnes -- Larry Yarak -- Ineke van Kessel -- Robin Law -- Daniel Hopkins -- Ole Justesen -- John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu and Hermann W. von Hesse -- Jon Olav Hove -- |
title |
Forts, castles and society in West Africa, Gold Coast and Dahomey, 1450 - 1960 / |
spellingShingle |
Forts, castles and society in West Africa, Gold Coast and Dahomey, 1450 - 1960 / African history ; Front Matter -- Copyright -- -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- Introduction / Gold Coast Forts and Castles: Key Themes and Perspectives / ‘Heaven Is High Above and Europe Is Far Away’, so Christiansborg Prevails* / ‘Creative and Expedient Misunderstandings’: Elmina–Dutch Relations in the 19th Century / Wax Prints in West Africa: Unravelling the Myth of Dutch Colonial Soldiers as Cultural Brokers / William’s Fort: The English Fort at Ouidah, 1680s–1960s / The Danish Guinea Coast Forts, Denmark’s Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade, and African Colonial Policy, 1788–1850 / Political Relations between Osu and Christiansborg, 1803–1826 / Cosmopolitan Conundrums: Impacts of Trade Fortresses on the Gã Space, 1450–1870 / Forts and Castles in the Colonial Period: Uses and Understandings of the Pre-colonial Fortifications / Back Matter -- Index. |
title_sub |
Gold Coast and Dahomey, 1450 - 1960 / |
title_full |
Forts, castles and society in West Africa, Gold Coast and Dahomey, 1450 - 1960 / edited by John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu. |
title_fullStr |
Forts, castles and society in West Africa, Gold Coast and Dahomey, 1450 - 1960 / edited by John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Forts, castles and society in West Africa, Gold Coast and Dahomey, 1450 - 1960 / edited by John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu. |
title_auth |
Forts, castles and society in West Africa, Gold Coast and Dahomey, 1450 - 1960 / |
title_alt |
Front Matter -- Copyright -- -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- Introduction / Gold Coast Forts and Castles: Key Themes and Perspectives / ‘Heaven Is High Above and Europe Is Far Away’, so Christiansborg Prevails* / ‘Creative and Expedient Misunderstandings’: Elmina–Dutch Relations in the 19th Century / Wax Prints in West Africa: Unravelling the Myth of Dutch Colonial Soldiers as Cultural Brokers / William’s Fort: The English Fort at Ouidah, 1680s–1960s / The Danish Guinea Coast Forts, Denmark’s Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade, and African Colonial Policy, 1788–1850 / Political Relations between Osu and Christiansborg, 1803–1826 / Cosmopolitan Conundrums: Impacts of Trade Fortresses on the Gã Space, 1450–1870 / Forts and Castles in the Colonial Period: Uses and Understandings of the Pre-colonial Fortifications / Back Matter -- Index. |
title_new |
Forts, castles and society in West Africa, |
title_sort |
forts, castles and society in west africa, gold coast and dahomey, 1450 - 1960 / |
series |
African history ; |
series2 |
African history ; |
publisher |
Brill, |
publishDate |
2019 |
physical |
1 online resource (xvii, 276 pages). |
contents |
Front Matter -- Copyright -- -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- Introduction / Gold Coast Forts and Castles: Key Themes and Perspectives / ‘Heaven Is High Above and Europe Is Far Away’, so Christiansborg Prevails* / ‘Creative and Expedient Misunderstandings’: Elmina–Dutch Relations in the 19th Century / Wax Prints in West Africa: Unravelling the Myth of Dutch Colonial Soldiers as Cultural Brokers / William’s Fort: The English Fort at Ouidah, 1680s–1960s / The Danish Guinea Coast Forts, Denmark’s Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade, and African Colonial Policy, 1788–1850 / Political Relations between Osu and Christiansborg, 1803–1826 / Cosmopolitan Conundrums: Impacts of Trade Fortresses on the Gã Space, 1450–1870 / Forts and Castles in the Colonial Period: Uses and Understandings of the Pre-colonial Fortifications / Back Matter -- Index. |
isbn |
90-04-38017-5 9789004380172 90-04-38014-0 |
callnumber-first |
D - World History |
callnumber-subject |
DT - Africa |
callnumber-label |
DT511 |
callnumber-sort |
DT 3511 F67 42018 |
geographic |
Ghana Colonial influence. Benin Colonial influence. |
geographic_facet |
Ghana Benin |
illustrated |
Not Illustrated |
dewey-hundreds |
900 - History & geography |
dewey-tens |
960 - History of Africa |
dewey-ones |
966 - West Africa & offshore islands |
dewey-full |
966.701 |
dewey-sort |
3966.701 |
dewey-raw |
966.701 |
dewey-search |
966.701 |
oclc_num |
1065383846 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT oseitutujohnkwadwo fortscastlesandsocietyinwestafricagoldcoastanddahomey14501960 |
status_str |
n |
ids_txt_mv |
(CKB)4100000006997511 (MiAaPQ)EBC5570531 (nllekb)BRILL9789004380172 (Au-PeEL)EBL5570531 (OCoLC)1065383846 (EXLCZ)994100000006997511 |
carrierType_str_mv |
cr |
hierarchy_parent_title |
African history ; volume 7 |
hierarchy_sequence |
v. 7. |
is_hierarchy_title |
Forts, castles and society in West Africa, Gold Coast and Dahomey, 1450 - 1960 / |
container_title |
African history ; volume 7 |
author2_original_writing_str_mv |
noLinkedField |
_version_ |
1796652790372630529 |
fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>03920nam a2200529 i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">993582141204498</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20230126220233.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m o d </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr#cnu||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">181023s2019 ne ob 001 0 eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="010" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">2018043701</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">90-04-38017-5</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9789004380172</subfield><subfield code="q">(eBook)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.1163/9789004380172</subfield><subfield code="2">DOI</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(CKB)4100000006997511</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(MiAaPQ)EBC5570531</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(nllekb)BRILL9789004380172</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(Au-PeEL)EBL5570531</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1065383846</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(EXLCZ)994100000006997511</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">NL-LeKB</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="c">NL-LeKB</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield><subfield code="d">AzTeS</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="043" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">f-gh---</subfield><subfield code="a">fw-----</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">DT511</subfield><subfield code="b">.F67 2018</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HBJH</subfield><subfield code="2">bicssc</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HIS002000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">966.701</subfield><subfield code="2">23</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Forts, castles and society in West Africa,</subfield><subfield code="b">Gold Coast and Dahomey, 1450 - 1960 /</subfield><subfield code="c">edited by John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Leiden,</subfield><subfield code="a">Boston:</subfield><subfield code="b">Brill,</subfield><subfield code="c">[2019].</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">copyright 2019</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource (xvii, 276 pages).</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">African history ;</subfield><subfield code="v">volume 7</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="504" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Long regarded as disturbing remnants of the Atlantic slave trade, the European forts and castles of West Africa have attained iconic positions as universally significant historical monuments and world heritage tourist destinations. This volume of original contributions by leading Africanists presents extensive new historical views of the forts in Ghana and Benin, providing both impetus and a scholarly basis for further research and fresh debate about their historical and geographical contexts; their role in the slave trade; the economic and political connections, centred on the forts, between the Europeans and local African polities; and their place in variously focused heritage studies and endeavours. Contributors are Hermann W. von Hesse, Daniel Hopkins, Jon Olav Hove, Ole Justesen, Ineke van Kessel, Robin Law, John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu, Jarle Simensen, Selena Axelrod Winsnes†, Larry Yarak.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="t">Front Matter --</subfield><subfield code="t">Copyright --</subfield><subfield code="t">-- Contents --</subfield><subfield code="t">Preface --</subfield><subfield code="t">Acknowledgements --</subfield><subfield code="t">Figures --</subfield><subfield code="t">Introduction /</subfield><subfield code="r">John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu --</subfield><subfield code="t">Gold Coast Forts and Castles: Key Themes and Perspectives /</subfield><subfield code="r">Jarle Simensen --</subfield><subfield code="t">‘Heaven Is High Above and Europe Is Far Away’, so Christiansborg Prevails* /</subfield><subfield code="r">Selena Axelrod Winsnes --</subfield><subfield code="t">‘Creative and Expedient Misunderstandings’: Elmina–Dutch Relations in the 19th Century /</subfield><subfield code="r">Larry Yarak --</subfield><subfield code="t">Wax Prints in West Africa: Unravelling the Myth of Dutch Colonial Soldiers as Cultural Brokers /</subfield><subfield code="r">Ineke van Kessel --</subfield><subfield code="t">William’s Fort: The English Fort at Ouidah, 1680s–1960s /</subfield><subfield code="r">Robin Law --</subfield><subfield code="t">The Danish Guinea Coast Forts, Denmark’s Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade, and African Colonial Policy, 1788–1850 /</subfield><subfield code="r">Daniel Hopkins --</subfield><subfield code="t">Political Relations between Osu and Christiansborg, 1803–1826 /</subfield><subfield code="r">Ole Justesen --</subfield><subfield code="t">Cosmopolitan Conundrums: Impacts of Trade Fortresses on the Gã Space, 1450–1870 /</subfield><subfield code="r">John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu and Hermann W. von Hesse --</subfield><subfield code="t">Forts and Castles in the Colonial Period: Uses and Understandings of the Pre-colonial Fortifications /</subfield><subfield code="r">Jon Olav Hove --</subfield><subfield code="t">Back Matter --</subfield><subfield code="t">Index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Fortification</subfield><subfield code="x">Social aspects</subfield><subfield code="z">Ghana</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Fortification</subfield><subfield code="x">Social aspects</subfield><subfield code="z">Benin</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Slave trade</subfield><subfield code="z">Ghana</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Slave trade</subfield><subfield code="z">Benin</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Ghana</subfield><subfield code="x">Colonial influence.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Benin</subfield><subfield code="x">Colonial influence.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Osei-Tutu, John Kwadwo,</subfield><subfield code="e">editor.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">90-04-38014-0</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="830" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">African history (Brill Academic Publishers) ;</subfield><subfield code="v">v. 7.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="906" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">BOOK</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="ADM" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">2023-02-28 11:39:41 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="d">00</subfield><subfield code="f">System</subfield><subfield code="c">marc21</subfield><subfield code="a">2018-10-16 07:33:33 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="g">false</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="AVE" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="i">Brill</subfield><subfield code="P">EBA Brill All</subfield><subfield code="x">https://eu02.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/43ACC_OEAW/openurl?u.ignore_date_coverage=true&portfolio_pid=5343177470004498&Force_direct=true</subfield><subfield code="Z">5343177470004498</subfield><subfield code="b">Available</subfield><subfield code="8">5343177470004498</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |