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Enslaving Commodities

Tobacco, Gold, Cowry Trade, and Trans-Imperial Networks in the Bight of Benin (c. 1690s–c. 1790s)

CARLOS DA SILVA JR.
African Economic History, January 2021, 49 (2) 1-30; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/aeh.49.2.1
CARLOS DA SILVA JR.
Carlos da Silva Jr. () is a PhD candidate in History at the University of Hull, United Kingdom, and is currently Assistant Professor of Economic History at the Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil.
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vol. 49 no. 2 1-30
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https://doi.org/10.3368/aeh.49.2.1
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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 January 1, 2021.
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  1. Carlos da Silva Jr. (carlos.ufba{at}gmail.com) is a PhD candidate in History at the University of Hull, United Kingdom, and is currently Assistant Professor of Economic History at the Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil.
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    • Introduction: Trading Goods and African Consumption
    • Tobacco Trade and Trans-Imperial Networks in the Bight of Benin
    • Tobacco’s Local Use
    • Gold Dust in West Africa: European Trade and African Interests
    • Cowry Shells between Asia, Brazil, and Africa
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