Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers: The Duala and their Hinterland, c.1600-c.1960: 96 (African Studies, Series Number 96) - Tapa blanda

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Austen, Ralph A.

 
9780521566643: Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers: The Duala and their Hinterland, c.1600-c.1960: 96 (African Studies, Series Number 96)

Sinopsis

The Duala people entered the international scene as merchant-brokers for precolonial trade in ivory, slaves and palm products. Under colonial rule they used the advantages gained from earlier riverain trade to develop cocoa plantations and provide their children with exceptional levels of European education. At the same time they came into early conflict with both German and French regimes and played a leading - if ultimately unsuccessful - role in anti-colonial politics. In tracing these changing economic and political roles, this book also examines the growing consciousness of the Duala as an ethnic group and uses their history to shed light on the history of 'middleman' communities in surrounding regions of West and Central Africa. The authors draw upon a wide range of written and oral sources, including indigenous accounts of the past conflicting with their own findings but illuminate local conceptions of social hierarchy and their relationship to spiritual beliefs.

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Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

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9780521562287: Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers: The Duala and their Hinterland, c.1600–c.1960: 96 (African Studies, Series Number 96)

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ISBN 10:  0521562287 ISBN 13:  9780521562287
Editorial: Cambridge University Press, 1999
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