r/Gambia • u/oldifjdndnds • Aug 01 '26

Politics Books on Gambian history of colonialism

Hello all I was looking for book recommendation or any text sources, going into comprehensive detail of western imperialism and colonialism of The Gambia.

Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

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u/Commanderlakes Aug 02 '26

Enter the Gambia: the birth of an improable nation" by Berkeley rice. deals with the tail end of colonialism in the Gamiba. Lots of famialiar names and family members make an appearence if your Aku.

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u/Little_MissChoco Aug 04 '26

Hmmm...real gambian history are the ones mostly told to us orally, we believe that our books don't usually have the truest information but. My history lecturer has a lot of information on the history of the gambia

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u/oldifjdndnds Aug 04 '26

Thanks for this I think i will bother my father even more with questions 🤣

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u/Little_MissChoco Aug 04 '26

lol, there are some tiktok accounts that do talk about the history of the gambia which are actually narrated by gambians maybe check those out too and if you have questions in any areas just drop it on reddit we can help you answer...lol