Taking the history of trade and of traders as its subject matter, this book offers the first economic history of … northern Namibia during the twentieth century. It traces Namibia's way from a rural, largely self-relying society into a … local traders, a new social elite emerging during the 1950s and 1960s. Becoming a trader was one of the few possibilities …

The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa traces for the first time the origins of slaves leaving West Central … Africa at the peak period of the transatlantic slave trade. West Central Africa was one of the principal sources of slaves … result of the suppression of the trade north of the Equator. Although some nations retreated from the business early in that …