This edited collection; written by leading specialists; deals with nineteenth-century commercial transition in West Africa: the ending of the Atlantic slave trade and development of alternative forms of "legitimate" trade. Approaching the subject from an African perspective; the case studies consider the effects of transition on the African societies involved; and provide new insights into the history of precolonial Africa and the slave trade; origins of European imperialism; and longer term issues of economic development in Africa.
#193166 in Books Cambridge University Press 1986-01-31Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.98 x 1.42 x 5.98l; 2.11 #File Name: 0521313996644 pages
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