A fistful of shells : West Africa from the rise of the slave trade to the age of revolution / Toby G...
A fistful of shells : West Africa from the rise of the slave trade to the age of revolution / Toby G...
A fistful of shells : West Africa from the rise of the slave trade to the age of revolution / Toby Green.
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2019.
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G 2019/3242
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxxv, 613 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part one: Causes : economic divergence in West and West-Central Africa. "Three measures of gold" : the rise and fall of the great empires of the Sahel -- Causeways across the savannah : from Senegambia to Sierra Leone -- Ready money : The Gold Coast and the gold trade -- Rivers of cloth, masks of br...
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Publisher
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
"With A Fistful of Shells, Toby Green transforms our view of West and West-Central Africa by reconstructing the world of these kingdoms, which revolved around trade, diplomacy, complex religious beliefs, and the production of art. Green shows how the slave trade led to economic disparities that caused African kingdoms to lose relative political and...
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A fistful of shells : West Africa from the rise of the slave trade to the age of revolution / Toby Green.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2019
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G 2019/3242
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74VKVxjrvmRZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVxjrvmRZ
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ISBN
9780226644578 hardcover ; alkaline paper
022664457X hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
966.02
MMS ID
991024249807402626
