Money Matters: Instability, Values and Social Payments in the Modern History of West African Communities (Social History of Africa) - Hardcover
Synopsis
Examines currency and value in West Africa over the past 100 years. This book contributes to the new history of imperialism and suggests fresh ways of analysing money in those areas of the globe which are outside the centres of financial power. It also provides a contribution to the new economic anthropology of West Africa.
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Review
Much of the credit for the success of the book must go to Jane Guyer, who contributes a substantial and extraordinarily wide-ranging opening essay and four brief, neatly-executed commentaries that tie together subsequent sections of the book. ... Perhaps the greatest single strength of this collection is the way in which the authors succeed in relating history and anthropology to other central analytical themes. ... she and her colleagues are to be congratulated on taking us, in this excellent volume, to the point where we can begin to think afresh not only about the transforming effect of money on African societies but also about colonial rule itself. - A.G. Hopkins in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES This book should be in all Africanist libraries; its interdisciplinary approach will ensure a wide readership. The clear, jargon-free exposition make it accessible to amateurs as well as professionals. Whatever your interests, money matters. - Margaret Peil in AFRICAN AFFAIRS
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