After the abolition of slavery in the Indian Ocean and Africa, the world of labor remained unequal, exploitative, and … global history of nineteenth-century labor. …

societies and institutions. It is the first book to address the monetary history of the colonial period in a comprehensive way … on the history of the establishment of colonial rule in Africa. This book is the result of a collaborative and … scholars, based at universities in Europe, Africa, Asia and the US, who are all specialists on the history of money in Africa …

gained independence in 2002. Currently, no comprehensive account exists of the economic history of the country. The former …