English in West Africa, 1681-1683 - The Local Correspondence of Royal African Company of England, 1681

Zusatztext Robin Law is to be commended for editing the Rawlinson collection in an important, scholarly, three-volume set. Klappentext The letter-books of the Royal African Company of England form the most substantial and important source of material on English trade in West Africa in the late seventeenth century. The original texts, covering the period 1681-1699, are being published in full in three or four volumes. This first volume contains the letters for the years 1681-1683. Zusammenfassung The letter-books of the Royal African Company of England form the most substantial and important source of material on English trade in West Africa in the late seventeenth century. The Royal African Company held a legal monopoly of English trade with West Africa, principally in gold and slaves for the American colonies. The correspondence among the Company's local agents is exceptionally detailed in its coverage of the day-to-day operation of their trade and their interactions with local African societies - especially on the Gold Coast (Ghana). The letter-books, never previously printed, cover the period 1681-1699. The original texts are being published in full, with extensive explanatory commentary, in three or four volumes. This first volume contains the letters for the years 1681-1683.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Law, Robin (Professor of African History Law
• Con la collaborazione di: Robin Law (Editore), Robin (Professor of African History Law (Editore), Law Robin (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.1997
• EAN: 9780197261767
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726176-7
• Pagine: 394
• Serie: Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African History; Fontes Historiae Africanae; Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African History
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; England, Biography: business & industry, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, HISTORY / Africa / West, Economic history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, African History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, West Africa, Biography: business and industry, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, International Trade, International trade and commerce, African history: pre-colonial period