Publisher's Synopsis
West Africa ranges across a millennium of history, from the great empires of the middle ages through colonialism, resistance, and independence to contemporary life and culture. As this book shows, writers, scholars, and artists have worked together to build societies, to make political statements, to communicate faith, to fight injustice and enslavement, and to respond to the experience of diaspora. As a result, today West Africa is experiencing an outpouring of creativity in a variety of media.
Illustrated throughout with full-color photographs of objects, texts, and performances that showcase the diversity and richness of West Africa's cultural heritage, West Africa will be welcomed by readers interested in this fascinating region.