Bibliograph

From slave trade to "legitimate" commerce, the commercial transition in nineteenth-century West Africa : papers from a conference of the Centre of Commonwealth Studies, University of Stirling, edited by Robin Law

Type

Label

From slave trade to "legitimate" commerce, the commercial transition in nineteenth-century West Africa : papers from a conference of the Centre of Commonwealth Studies, University of Stirling, edited by Robin Law

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

From slave trade to "legitimate" commerce

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1149265048

Responsibility statement

edited by Robin Law

Series statement

African studies, 86Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

the commercial transition in nineteenth-century West Africa : papers from a conference of the Centre of Commonwealth Studies, University of Stirling

Summary

This edited collection, written by eleven leading specialists, examines the nineteenth-century commercial transition in West Africa: the ending of the Atlantic slave trade and the development of alternative forms of 'legitimate' trade, mainly in vegetable products. Approaching the subject from an African, rather than a European or American, perspective, the case studies consider the effects of transition on the African societies involved. They offer significant insights into the history of pre-colonial Africa and the slave trade, the origins of European imperialism, and longer-term issues of economic development in Africa.--, Provided by publisher

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