Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers: The Duala and their Hinterland, c.1600-c.1960: 96 (African Studies, Series Number 96) - Softcover

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Austen, Ralph A.

 
9780521566643: Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers: The Duala and their Hinterland, c.1600-c.1960: 96 (African Studies, Series Number 96)

Synopsis

A book about Duala 'middlemen', intermediaries between Europeans and their own hinterland over three centuries.

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Review

"With a sure hand, the authors analyze Duala trading history with reference to the historiography of the more important trading communities of southeastern Nigeria. Their coverage of economic, political, social, and cultural changes will be of interest to scholars of a number of disciplines." David Northup, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

"...let us be grateful for their thorough history of the Duala which will not be superceded soon." Jan Vansina, American Historical Review

Book Description

This book is about 'middlemen': Africans who functioned as intermediaries between Europeans and their own hinterland for over 300 years. Based on written and oral sources, it follows the Duala, a critical community, from precolonial history to the end of colonialism, covering both German and French colonial role.

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9780521562287: Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers: The Duala and their Hinterland, c.1600–c.1960: 96 (African Studies, Series Number 96)

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ISBN 10:  0521562287 ISBN 13:  9780521562287
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999
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