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Money in Africa (British Museum Research Publication)

By John Perkins , Catherine Eagleton , Harcourt Fuller

Book information

Publisher
British Museum Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780861591718
ISSN
1747-3640
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1916107 bytes)
Pages
80\80
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Featuring 12 papers from the 'Money in Africa' conference held at the British Museum, this volume brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to consider the role that money and trade plays in our understanding of African history. Ranging from the 10th century ad to the present day, the chapters cover the pre-colonial and colonial currencies of Africa, including copper, cowry shells, beads, manillas and gin; and coins, counterfeiting, banking and the symbolism of money in modern Africa.

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