El Dorado in West Africa the gold-mining frontier, African labor, and colonial capitalism in the Gold Coast, 1875-1900
"El Dorado in West Africa explores the first modern gold rush of Ghana in all its dimensions - land, labor, capital, traditional African mining, technology, transport, management, the clash of cultures, and colonial rule. The rich tapestry of events is textured with unexpected ironies and parad...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Athens : Oxford :
Ohio University Press ; J. Currey
1998.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Western African studies. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38501107*spi |
| Sumario: | "El Dorado in West Africa explores the first modern gold rush of Ghana in all its dimensions - land, labor, capital, traditional African mining, technology, transport, management, the clash of cultures, and colonial rule. The rich tapestry of events is textured with unexpected ironies and paradoxes." "Professor Dumett tells the story of the expatriate-led gold boom of 1875-1900 against the background of colonial capitalism. Through the use of field interviews, he also brings to light the expansion of a parallel "African gold-mining frontier," which outpaced the expatriate mining sector."--Jacket. |
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| Descripción Física: | xviii, 396 p. : il., mapas |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 370-384) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780821440414 |
