The Shell Money of the Slave Trade

by Jan Hogendorn and Marion Johnson

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521541107
• ISBN13: 9780521541107
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"