Journal of West African History 1, no. 2

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IN THIS ISSUE

Editor's NoteNwando Achebe, "Nkiruka: the Best is Still to Come"

ArticlesMariano Pavanello, “Foragers or Cultivators? A Discussion of Wilks’s ‘Big Bang’ Theory of Akan History”
Jonathan Reynolds, “Stealing the Road: Colonial Rule and the Hajj from Nigeria in the Early Twentieth Century”
Simon Ottenberg, “Conflicting Interpretations in the Biography of a Modern Artist of African Descent”
Elisha P. Renne, “Small-Scale and Industrial Gold Mining Histories in Nangodi, Upper East Region, Ghana”

Retrospectives
Merrick Posnansky, “Begho: Life and Times”Ifi Amadiume, “Of Kola Nuts, Taboos, Leadership, Women’s Rights, and Freedom: New Challenges from Chinua Achebe’s There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra”

Book Reviews
ESSAY: Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe, "A Required Reference for Understanding Contemporary Africa"
Hollywood’s Africa after 1994, reviewed by David Afriyie Donkor
The Great African Slave Revolt of 1825: Cuba and the Fight for Freedom in Matanzas, reviewed by Madalina Florescu
Globalization and Sustainable Development in Africa, reviewed by Irene Dzidzor Darku
Our New Husbands Are Here: Households, Gender, and Politics in a West African State from the Slave Trade to Colonial Rule, reviewed by Saheed Aderinto
The Autobiography of an African Princess, reviewed by Paul Alkebulan
Muslims and New Media in West Africa: Pathways to God, reviewed by Reginold A. Royston