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The Shell Money of the Slave Trade

About The Shell Money of the Slave Trade

This study examines the role of cowrie-shell money in West African trade, particularly the slave trade. Over a large part of West Africa they became the regular market currency, but then disappeared almost totally, except during the depression of the 1930s, and occasionally in the markets of remote frontier districts.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521541107
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 248
  • Published:
  • September 18, 2003
  • Dimensions:
  • 151x229x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 410 g.
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Expected delivery: October 17, 2024

Description of The Shell Money of the Slave Trade

This study examines the role of cowrie-shell money in West African trade, particularly the slave trade. Over a large part of West Africa they became the regular market currency, but then disappeared almost totally, except during the depression of the 1930s, and occasionally in the markets of remote frontier districts.

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