Development of Indigenous Trade and Markets in West Africa

Name: Development of Indigenous Trade and Markets in West Africa
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Development of Indigenous Trade and Markets in West AfricaStudies Presented and Discussed at the Tenth International African Seminar at Fourah Bay College, Freetown, December 1969\nAuthor(s): Claude Meillassoux\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138596641, 978-1138596641\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1971 and written in English and French, with summaries in both languages, the essays in this volume dsicuss the effects of internal economic and political conditions and of external relations on the development of trade and markets in West Africa from the period of the slave trade to the growth in the 20th century in production for overseas markets and rapidly expanding urban centres. Other essays discuss various aspects of local and regional trade and markets from the nineteenth century onwards.