Indian Cotton Textiles in West Africa

African Agency, Consumer Demand and the Making of the Global Economy, 1750–1850

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Springer International Publishing | e druk, 2020
ISBN13: 9783030186777
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This book focuses on the significant role of West African consumers in the development of the global economy. It explores their demand for Indian cotton textiles and how their consumption shaped patterns of global trade, influencing economies and businesses from Western Europe to South Asia. In turn, the book examines how cotton textile production in southern India responded to this demand. Through this perspective of a south-south economic history, the study foregrounds African agency and considers the lasting impact on production and exports in South Asia. It also considers how European commercial and imperial expansion provided a complex web of networks, linking West African consumers and Indian weavers. Crucially, it demonstrates the emergence of the modern global economy.  

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ISBN13:9783030186777
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing

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1 Introduction.- 2 West African Seaborne Trade, 1750-1850: The Transition from the Slave Trade to the ‘Legitimate’ Commerce.- 3 Guinées in the Lower Senegal River: A Consumer-Led Trade in the Early Nineteenth Century.- 4 Procurement of Indian Textiles for West Africa, 1750-1850.- 5 Western European Merchants and West Africa, 1750-1850.- 6 Conclusion. 

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