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American Rum, African Consumers, and The Transatlantic Slave Trade

SEAN M. KELLEY
African Economic History, November 2018, 46 (2) 1-29; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/aeh.46.2.1
SEAN M. KELLEY
Sean M. Kelley () is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Essex, specializing in the history of the transatlantic slave trade and the African Diaspora.
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vol. 46 no. 2 1-29
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/aeh.46.2.1
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African Economic History
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0145-2258
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2163-9108
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  • Published online November 14, 2018.
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  1. Sean M. Kelley (skelley{at}essex.ac.uk) is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Essex, specializing in the history of the transatlantic slave trade and the African Diaspora.
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    • Rum As a Trade Good: The Prime Cost Thesis
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    • Transitions: American Independence and the Re-Export Boom
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