Evolution of the Jola Ethnic Group

The Evolution of the Jola Ethnic Group traces how globalization, imperial formations, religious movements, and postcolonial state making have reshaped Jola/Diola communities in Foni and Casamance across Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea Bissau. Combining international relations, comparative politics, and political anthropology, the book links ritual life (initiation, masquerade, music), agrarian eco...