This chapter takes its cue from the life trajectory of Solo Darboe, a former diamond dealer born in the upper Gambia in the 1930s, to illustrate early transnational aspect of twentieth-century Gambian history. I collected Solo’s life reminiscences in 2008, met many of Solo’s mates and supplemented oral sources with the available written evidence. By probing into the micro-level of Solo’s life trajectory, the analysis attempts to introduce a transnational dimension into the study of the late colonial and postcolonial Gambia, a country that many scholars tend to overlook precisely because of its small size. In so doing, the crucial role of the first twentieth-century waves of international migrations in the very process of African nation-building comes to the limelight.
Bellagamba, A. (2016). Solo darboe, former diamond dealer: Transnational connections and home politics in the twentieth-century Gambia. In J. Knorr, & C. Kohl (a cura di), The Upper Guinea Coast in Global Perspective (pp. 280-298). Berghahn Books.
Citazione: | Bellagamba, A. (2016). Solo darboe, former diamond dealer: Transnational connections and home politics in the twentieth-century Gambia. In J. Knorr, & C. Kohl (a cura di), The Upper Guinea Coast in Global Perspective (pp. 280-298). Berghahn Books. | |
Titolo: | Solo darboe, former diamond dealer: Transnational connections and home politics in the twentieth-century Gambia | |
Autori: | Bellagamba, A | |
Autori: | BELLAGAMBA, ALICE (Primo) | |
Presenza di un coautore afferente ad Istituzioni straniere: | No | |
Tipo: | Capitolo o saggio | |
Carattere della pubblicazione: | Scientifica | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 | |
Lingua: | English | |
Titolo del libro: | The Upper Guinea Coast in Global Perspective | |
ISBN: | 9781785330698 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03 - Contributo in libro |
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