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The Opportunity for Loss is Fully Appreciated, But

Theft and Conflicting Policy in the Making of the Gold Coast’s Diamond-Mining Industry, 1919–1950s

E. Sasu Kwame Sewordor
African Economic History, May 2023, 51 (1) 93-120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/aeh.51.1.93
E. Sasu Kwame Sewordor
E. Sasu Kwame Sewordor (esk.sewordor{at}gmail.com, ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1790-3356) teaches African History at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He has published in African Economic History, the Canadian Journal of African Studies, Journal of West African History, and Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians.
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vol. 51 no. 1 93-120
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/aeh.51.1.93
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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 June 9, 2023.
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  1. E. Sasu Kwame Sewordor
  1. E. Sasu Kwame Sewordor (esk.sewordor{at}gmail.com, ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1790-3356) teaches African History at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He has published in African Economic History, the Canadian Journal of African Studies, Journal of West African History, and Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians.
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    • Introduction
    • The Birim-Pra and Bonsa Diamondiferous Areas
    • Diamond Mining in the Gold Coast—A Local Enterprise within Global Marketing and Financial Economies
    • Interrogating a Company’s Complaints against African Diamond Diggers, Colonial Response, and the Immediate Aftermath
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