An Economic History of West Africa by A. G. Hopkins - 1973

Columbia University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1973. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. Black cloth over boards. Sewn binding. No jacket. Good+. Several notes/markings in margins and some underlining. Binding is straight and tight. No library markings. No remainder mark. x + 337 pages. This pioneering and celebrated work was the first comprehensive account of the economic history of West Africa, ranging from prehistoric times to independence. It criticizes conventional beliefs about economic backwardness, offers an alternative account that explains the particular configuration of poverty that characterized the pre-colonial period, and assesses the consequences of the region's interaction with the wider world -- from the growth of the Saharan and Atlantic trades to the rise and demise of colonial rule.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1973. x, 337p., maps, dj (The Columbia economic history of the modern world).

Columbia University Press, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover book in very nice condition, pages are tight. Text is unmarked except for page 1 that has a few numbers written on it. Dust jacket has a tiny closed tear on top edge.

Columbia University Press, 1973-11-01. Hardcover. Good.