A fistful of shells :
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TextPublication details: London : Allen Lane, 2020Description: 656 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780141977669 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Africa, West -- History -- To 1884 | HistoryDDC classification: 966.02 LOC classification: DT476Summary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Main Library Non-Fiction - General Stacks | 966.02 .G798 2019 | Available | 32969 |
Originally published: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.