Title:	From slave trade to 'legitimate' commerce
Other Titles:	The commercial transition in nineteenthcentury West Africa
Authors:	Robin, Law
Keywords:	ISBN 0 52148127 9 1. Africa, West - Commerce - History - 19th century
Issue Date:	1995
Publisher:	Cambridge
Description:	This book considers the implications of that process for the African societies involved, through ten case-studies written by leading specialists in the field. These studies address the central issue of continuity and change in economic structures, and critically assess the argument that the transition posed a 'crisis of adaptation' for African rulers by undermining their control over the income from overseas trade. Also highlighted are the effects of transition on slavery and gender relations within Africa and its links to the growth of European imperialism, culminating in the Partition of Africa at the end of the nineteenth century. The book is a major contribution to the interpretation of nineteenth-century African history.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/9789
ISBN:	0 52152306 0
Appears in Collections:	African Studies

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