Book Objectives
Dear colleagues, the study of West African history no doubt have received favourable academic attention especially when there was need to demonstrate that the absence of written records does not mean no history. However more recently history is beginning to romance the social sciences, a situation that requires change in the methodology of teaching while retaining existing facts. This requires that teaching and studying West African history as it has been presented lies in it elements of international relations, strategic studies, Diplomacy, Foreign relations, Gender studies, which need to be reflected in its curricular in such a manner not to reflect old stereotypes .This is the objective this book is set to achieve.
Sub themes are as follows but not restricted to it:
1.Geography, States and the West African History
2.Arabnization or Islamization in West Africa before 1804
3.Trade Routes and Economy in West Africa before 1800
4.Migration and External Influences in west African History
5 Slave Trade as Globalization
6.Military Tactics and strategies in west African History eg Mai Idris Alooma,kanta of Kebbi
7.Niger Delta: State Formations and Foreign Relations
8.Gender Perspective and States in West African History
9.Politics in Religious Form: the 19th century Jihads in west Africa
10.A comparative Analysis of 19th century Yoruba and Igbo warfare
11.Igbo land in the 19th and 20th centuries
12.Berlin conference and the balkanization in west Africa
13.Nationalism and Indigenous Resistance to colonial Rule in west Africa
14.West African states and the challenges of nationhood
15.Islam in Restricted zone
16.Military coup in west African History
17.West Africa and crisis: Case study of Nigeria, Sierraleone, Liberia, Cassamance and Chad
18.Sub regional Organizations in West Africa: Challenge to Integration
19.West Africa and the 21st Century: Challenges of Good Governance and Democratization

Instructions to Contributors: follow the MLA style. Papers should be typed in Times New Roman 12 font and 1.5 line spacing micro soft edition and should be sent via email:ucheokonkwo2007@yahoo.com.For enquiries call +234 70 3801 2635(07038012635) Editors: Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo(Department of History Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Nigeria),Dr Winifred Akoda University of Calabar,Nigeria Deadline for abstracts 15 July 2011,full papers 15 December 2011 and the book will be published in the USA July 2012.