From Slave Trade to 'Legitimate' Commerce
Subtitle: The Commercial Transition in Nineteenth-Century West Africa (African Studies)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 25, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780521481274
Subjects: Economic history; International trade; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Economic conditions; West Africa - History; History - General History; History: World; Africa; West Africa; Emancipation; Africa - General; International - General; Africa, West--Commerce--History--19th century--Congresses; Business & Economics : International - General; History / Africa; History / Renaissance; Slaves; Africa, West; 19th century; Commerce; Congresses; Economic aspects; History
First sentence: Since 1956, when Dike argued that abolition involved 'a drastic change' for Africa, with Britain's withdrawal from slaving in 1807 precipitating 'an economic crisis among African traders', the impact of British abolition on Africa has been the subject of controversy.