The Temne of Sierra Leone : African agency in the making of a British colony /
Bangura, Joseph J.,
The Temne of Sierra Leone : African agency in the making of a British colony / African agency in the making of a British colony Joseph J. Bangura. - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Historical epistemology -- Introduction: Rethinking history and Freetown historiography -- Frontiers of identity: the Creoles and the politics of belonging -- Beyond the colonial Sphinx: African agency in the making of the colony -- Realpolitik and boundaries of power: the Temne in local administration -- Intergroup relations and genealogies of conflict: the Temne and Freetonian dichotomy -- Ethnocentrism and new frames of popular culture -- Temne cultural associations and popular representations -- Islamic triumphalism in a Christian colony: Temne agency in the spread and Sierra Leonization of Islam -- From the margins to the center: the role of Temne market women traders -- Conclusion: Nexus of microhistory: new perspective on the colony's historical landscape.
An in-depth study examining the agency and influence of indigenous Temne-speakers in the making of the Sierra Leone Colony.
9781108195751
Temne (African people)--History.
Temne (African people)--Political activity.
Temne (African people)--Ethnic identity.
Electronic Books.
DT516 / .T466 2017
The Temne of Sierra Leone : African agency in the making of a British colony / African agency in the making of a British colony Joseph J. Bangura. - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Historical epistemology -- Introduction: Rethinking history and Freetown historiography -- Frontiers of identity: the Creoles and the politics of belonging -- Beyond the colonial Sphinx: African agency in the making of the colony -- Realpolitik and boundaries of power: the Temne in local administration -- Intergroup relations and genealogies of conflict: the Temne and Freetonian dichotomy -- Ethnocentrism and new frames of popular culture -- Temne cultural associations and popular representations -- Islamic triumphalism in a Christian colony: Temne agency in the spread and Sierra Leonization of Islam -- From the margins to the center: the role of Temne market women traders -- Conclusion: Nexus of microhistory: new perspective on the colony's historical landscape.
An in-depth study examining the agency and influence of indigenous Temne-speakers in the making of the Sierra Leone Colony.
9781108195751
Temne (African people)--History.
Temne (African people)--Political activity.
Temne (African people)--Ethnic identity.
Electronic Books.
DT516 / .T466 2017