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EL DORADO IN WEST AFRICA
THE GOLD MINING FRONTIER, AFRICAN LABOR, AND COLONIAL CAPITALISM |
| By: |
Raymond E. Dumett |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£66.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0821411977 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780821411971 |
| Publisher: |
OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Series: |
Western African Studies |
| Pages: |
412 |
| Synopsis: |
The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed some of the greatest gold mining migrations in history when dreams of bonanza lured thousands of prospectors and diggers to the far corners of the earth-including the Gold Coast of West Africa. El Dorado in West Africa explores the first modern gold rush of Ghana in all of its dimensions-land, labor, capital, traditional African mining, technology, transport, management, the clash of cultures, and colonial rule. The rich tapestry of events is crisscrossed by 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 oral data, he also brings to light the expansion of a parallel "African gold mining frontier," which outpaced the expatriate mining sector. African women, kings and chiefs, and the ordinary Akan farmer/miners, as well as European engineers and speculators, are the focal points of this study. It probes in depth the productive and developmental features and the turbulent and shattering effects of mining capitalism on African societies. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations, maps |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Ohio University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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