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248 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780521541107
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 18 September 2003
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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 compet...
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248 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780521541107
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 18 September 2003
Description
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 compet...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings