Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers - The Duala and their Hinterland, c.1600-c.1960 (Paperback)

This book is about the Duala "middlemen," who functioned as intermediaries between Europeans and their own hinterland for over three hundred years. Originally traders in ivory, slaves and palm products, they then became colonial-era cocoa planters, and finally took a leading role in anti-colonial politics. One of their lasting advantages was European education, which they used to develop ideas about their ethnicity and its historical basis. The authors criticize these local beliefs about the past but indicate what they reveal about power and identity in this region and elsewhere in Africa.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	African Studies
Release date:	1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Ralph A. Austen • Jonathan Derrick
Dimensions:	226 x 151 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	268
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-56664-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-521-56664-9
Barcode:	9780521566643

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