Islam, Power, and Dependency in the Gambia River Basin

An original, rigorously researched volume that questions long-accepted paradigms concerning land ownership and its use in Africa.

Islam, Power, and Dependency in the Gambia River Basin draws on new sources to offer an original approach to the study of land in African history. Documenting the impact of Islamization, the development of peanut production, and the institution of colonial rule on people...