An Economic History of West Africa (The Columbia Economic History of the Mo dern World)
by A. G. Hopkins
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0231037392
- ISBN 13
- 9780231037396
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New York: Columbia University Press, 1973. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. Black cloth over boards. Sewn binding. No jacket. Good+. Several notes/markings in margins and some underlining. Binding is straight and tight. No library markings. No remainder mark. x + 337 pages.
This pioneering and celebrated work was the first comprehensive account of the economic history of West Africa, ranging from prehistoric times to independence. It criticizes conventional beliefs about economic backwardness, offers an alternative account that explains the particular configuration of poverty that characterized the pre-colonial period, and assesses the consequences of the region's interaction with the wider world -- from the growth of the Saharan and Atlantic trades to the rise and demise of colonial rule.
This pioneering and celebrated work was the first comprehensive account of the economic history of West Africa, ranging from prehistoric times to independence. It criticizes conventional beliefs about economic backwardness, offers an alternative account that explains the particular configuration of poverty that characterized the pre-colonial period, and assesses the consequences of the region's interaction with the wider world -- from the growth of the Saharan and Atlantic trades to the rise and demise of colonial rule.
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- Title
- An Economic History of West Africa (The Columbia Economic History of the Mo dern World)
- Author
- A. G. Hopkins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0231037392
- ISBN 13
- 9780231037396
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Pages
- x + 337
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- economics, economic history, colonialism, imperialism, Sahara, West Africa, Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa; History; Economics;
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