El Dorado in West Africa : the gold-mining frontier, African labor, and colonial capitalism in the Gold Coast, 1875-1900 /

"El Dorado in West Africa explores the first modern gold rush of Ghana in all its dimensions - land, labor, capital, traditional African mining, technology, transport, management, the clash of cultures, and colonial rule. The rich tapestry of events is textured with unexpected ironies and parad...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dumett, Raymond E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Oxford : Ohio University Press ; J. Currey, ©1998.
Colección:Western African studies.
Temas:
1800-1899
Gold mines and mining > Ghana > History > 19th century.
Gold miners > Ghana > History > 19th century.
Capitalism > Ghana > History > 19th century.
Business & Economics.
Industries.
Or > Mines et extraction > Ghāna > Histoire > 19e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Capitalism.
Gold miners.
Gold mines and mining.
Goudmijnen.
Ghana.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"El Dorado in West Africa explores the first modern gold rush of Ghana in all its dimensions - land, labor, capital, traditional African mining, technology, transport, management, the clash of cultures, and colonial rule. The rich tapestry of events is textured with unexpected ironies and paradoxes." "Professor Dumett tells the story of the expatriate-led gold boom of 1875-1900 against the background of colonial capitalism. Through the use of field interviews, he also brings to light the expansion of a parallel "African gold-mining frontier," which outpaced the expatriate mining sector."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 396 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-384) and index.
ISBN:0821440411
9780821440414

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