The shell money of the slave trade /
This study examines the role of cowrie-shell money in West African trade, particularly the slave trade. The shells were carried from the Maldives to the Mediterranean by Arab traders for further transport across the Sahara, and to Europe by competing Portuguese, Dutch, English and French traders for...
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
1986.
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| Series: | African studies series ;
49. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
