A Fistful of Shells [electronic resource] : West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution
Toby Green2019
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'Astonishing, staggering' Ben Okri, Daily Telegraph
A groundbreaking new history that will transform our view of West Africa
By the time of the 'Scramble for Africa' in the late nineteenth century, Africa
had already been globally connected for many centuries. Its gold had fuelled the
economies of Europe and Islamic world since around 1000, and its sophisticated
kingdoms had traded with Europeans along the coasts from Senegal down to Angola
since the fifteenth century. Until at least 1650, this was a trade of equals,
using a variety of currencies - most importantly shells: the cowrie shells
imported from the Maldives, and the nzimbu shells imported from Brazil.
Toby Green's groundbreaking new book transforms our view of West and
West-Central Africa. It reconstructs the world of kingdoms whose existence (like
those of Europe) revolved around warfare, taxation, trade, diplomacy, complex
religious beliefs, royal display and extravagance, and the production of art.
Ove...
Main title:
Author:
Toby Green, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2019
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (448 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241003282
Language:
English
BRN:
429281
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |