Not All Peace and Love Before the British Arrived – Robert Edgerton’s Fall of the Asante Empire
by Obolobo
In the West, pre-colonial societies are often portrayed as both simple and peaceful. For instance, prior to the arrival of the Columbus, it seems that all those “Indian” tribes simply hunted buffalo and peacefully coexisted. As Charles Mann describes in his book, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, this myth is due to mistaken conclusions made in 1950 by anthropologist, Allan Holmberg. For two years, Holmberg lived with 150 people of the Siriono tribe – located in modern […]
Categories: Book review, Ghanaian Culture, Ghanaian History • Tags: 1491, Asantehene, British Empire, British West Africa, Holmberg's Mistake, Pre-Colonial Ghana, Robert Edgerton
