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Monetary Transitions - Currencies, Colonialism and African Societies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
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Monetary Transitions - Currencies, Colonialism and African Societies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
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This book uses money as a lens through which to analyze the social
and economic impact of colonialism on African societies and
institutions. It is the first book to address the monetary history
of the colonial period in a comprehensive way, covering several
areas of the continent and different periods, with the ultimate aim
of understanding the long-term impact of colonial monetary policies
on African societies. While grounding an understanding of money in
terms of its circulation, acceptance and impact, this book shows
first and foremost how the monetary systems that resulted from the
imposition of colonial rule on African societies were not a
replacement of the old currency systems with entirely new ones, but
were rather the result of the convergence of different orders of
value and monetary practices. By putting histories of people using
money at the heart of the story, and connecting them to larger
imperial policies, the volume provides a new and fresh perspective
on the history of the establishment of colonial rule in Africa.
This book is the result of a collaborative and interdisciplinary
research project that has received funding by the Gerda Henkel
Foundation. The contributors are both junior and senior scholars,
based at universities in Europe, Africa, Asia and the US, who are
all specialists on the history of money in Africa. It will appeal
to an international audience of scholars and educators interested
in African Studies and History, Economic History, Imperial and
Colonial History, Development Studies, Monetary Studies.
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