4 The End of Soninke Rule

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Part 1 The Period of Uncontested Soninke Dominance
7. 1 The Founding of Mandinka Settlements 33
8. 2 Land and the Politics of Exclusion 59
9. 3 The Power of the Wild Spirits 84
10. Part 2 The End of the Old Order
11. 4 The End of Soninke Rule 113
12. 5 Spiritual Persistence through Change 137
13. 6 The Politicization of Chieftaincy 162
14. Conclusion 182
15. Notes 187
16. Bibliography 221
17. Index 239