ISBN:
0-521-32086-0
,
978-0-521-32086-3
ISSN:
0065-406X
Language:
English
Pages:
XV, 230 Seiten
,
Karten
Edition:
First published
Series Statement:
African Studies (Cambridge) 49
Keywords:
Afrika Muschelgeld
;
Sklavenhandel
;
Kolonie, portugiesisch
;
Kolonie, holländisch
;
Kolonie, britisch
Description / Table of Contents:
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 Hie cowrie as money: transport costs, values and inflation -- 10 The last of the cowrie -- Notes -- Bibliogaphy -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 202-218
