This work deals with those forces, which, at the end of the 19th century in the Senegambian region of West Africa, combined to reshape the indigenous societies. The factors of change included the abolition of the slave trade; new emphasis on "legitimate commerce"; and efforts to colonize Africa.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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figures, tables, bibliography, index
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Höhe: 157 mm
Breite: 223 mm
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978-1-85972-154-4 (9781859721544)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
From "Free Trade" to the imperialism of "Free Trade" - the geographical and historical background of 19th-century Guinea; competition between two states - Kaabu and Futa Jallon; the rise of Faladu; the internal crisis in Senegambia and Guinea, 1880-1903; "Legitimate Commerce" and the investment in law and order; Portuguese colonialism and its discontents - Abdul Njai and the investment in law and order on the ground, 1903-1919.
