Book 1995

From Slave Trade to 'Legitimate' Commerce

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 1995

Economic history
International trade
Economic conditions
West Africa - History
History - General History
Africa
West Africa
Emancipation

Since 1956, when Dike argued that abolition involved 'a drastic change' for Africa, with Britain's withdrawal from slaving in 1807 precipitating 'an economic crisis among African traders', the impact of British abolition on Africa has been the subject of controversy.