A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution

by Toby Green

Book Overview

By the time the "Scramble for Africa" among European colonial powers began in the late nineteenth century, Africa had already been globally connected for centuries. Its gold had fueled the economies... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022678973X
• ISBN13: 9780226789736
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 650 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"