Buch, Englisch, Band 49, 246 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
Reihe: African Studies
Buch, Englisch, Band 49, 246 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
Reihe: African Studies
ISBN: 978-0-521-54110-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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Maps; Tables and chart; Preface; Introduction; 1. The cowrie; 2. The Maldive Islands; 3. The Portuguese domination; 4. The Dutch and English enter the trade (seventeenth century); 5. Prosperity for the cowrie commerce (eighteenth century); 6. Boom and slump for the cowrie trade (nineteenth century); 7. Collection, transport and distribution; 8. Cowries in Africa; 9. The cowrie as money: transport costs, values and inflation; 10. The last of the cowrie; Notes; Bibliography; Index.