... Colonialism and underdevelopment in East Africa: The politics of economic change, 1919-1939. ... more ... Colonialism and underdevelopment in East Africa: The politics of economic change, 1919-1939. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Brett, EA. PUBLISHER: Heinemann (London). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1973. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 0435312366 [pbk]). ...
Electronic Bookworm’s online version, will take a while before appearing in the print. If, howeve... more Electronic Bookworm’s online version, will take a while before appearing in the print. If, however, future updated versions follow the same two-year period as between the first and the second editions, then the time lag will not be of much consequence, and The Electronic Bookworm will always be a reliable ready-reference tool. Its audience will find Zell’s other book a useful complement. Although Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice is “primarily concerned with marketing techniques [sic]” (xiii), as its title obviously states, and is not specifically geared toward users in Africa, researchers and university instructors in Africa will also find much of value in it. In addition to re-presenting information from certain sections of The Electronic Bookworm—in “The Internet for the Book Professions” (ch. 14), “The Best Resources on the Web: Some Recommended Web Sites and Resources” (Resources 7), and the glossary—there are sections (on book fairs or how to request review copies of books) that would not only enhance faculty professional development, but also educate them on issues of authoring books and selecting publishers. When both books are used in conjunction, researchers, instructors, and book professionals will be getting much invaluable information that only someone with Hans Zell’s vast experience can provide. —Miriam Conteh-Morgan
Slave Cultures and the Cultures of Slavery. STEPHAN PALMIE, ed. Knoxville: University of Tennesse... more Slave Cultures and the Cultures of Slavery. STEPHAN PALMIE, ed. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1995. xlviii + 283 pp., contributors, notes, bibliography, index.
The only group of clear gainers from the British trans-Atlantic slave trade, and even those gains... more The only group of clear gainers from the British trans-Atlantic slave trade, and even those gains were small, were the European consumers of sugar and tobacco and other plantation crops. They were given the chance to purchase dental decay and lung cancer at somewhat lower prices than would have been the case without the slave trade. [Thomas and Bean 1974: 914] Although the quotation above represents a radical departure from earlier economic assessments of the Atlantic slave trade, it shares with them an almost universal assumption: that the real significance of the Atlantic sugar triangle lay in its contribution to the productive capacity of Europe. Thus, concluding that only consumers “benefited” is tantamount to reducing the slave trade to economic triviality. This view of import trades has informed historical understanding not only of the factors leading to industrialization in Europe but also of those apparently retarding similar development in the Third World, including Africa and the West Indies (Bairoch 1975: 198–99).
... Colonialism and underdevelopment in East Africa: The politics of economic change, 1919-1939. ... more ... Colonialism and underdevelopment in East Africa: The politics of economic change, 1919-1939. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Brett, EA. PUBLISHER: Heinemann (London). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1973. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 0435312366 [pbk]). ...
Electronic Bookworm’s online version, will take a while before appearing in the print. If, howeve... more Electronic Bookworm’s online version, will take a while before appearing in the print. If, however, future updated versions follow the same two-year period as between the first and the second editions, then the time lag will not be of much consequence, and The Electronic Bookworm will always be a reliable ready-reference tool. Its audience will find Zell’s other book a useful complement. Although Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice is “primarily concerned with marketing techniques [sic]” (xiii), as its title obviously states, and is not specifically geared toward users in Africa, researchers and university instructors in Africa will also find much of value in it. In addition to re-presenting information from certain sections of The Electronic Bookworm—in “The Internet for the Book Professions” (ch. 14), “The Best Resources on the Web: Some Recommended Web Sites and Resources” (Resources 7), and the glossary—there are sections (on book fairs or how to request review copies of books) that would not only enhance faculty professional development, but also educate them on issues of authoring books and selecting publishers. When both books are used in conjunction, researchers, instructors, and book professionals will be getting much invaluable information that only someone with Hans Zell’s vast experience can provide. —Miriam Conteh-Morgan
Slave Cultures and the Cultures of Slavery. STEPHAN PALMIE, ed. Knoxville: University of Tennesse... more Slave Cultures and the Cultures of Slavery. STEPHAN PALMIE, ed. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1995. xlviii + 283 pp., contributors, notes, bibliography, index.
The only group of clear gainers from the British trans-Atlantic slave trade, and even those gains... more The only group of clear gainers from the British trans-Atlantic slave trade, and even those gains were small, were the European consumers of sugar and tobacco and other plantation crops. They were given the chance to purchase dental decay and lung cancer at somewhat lower prices than would have been the case without the slave trade. [Thomas and Bean 1974: 914] Although the quotation above represents a radical departure from earlier economic assessments of the Atlantic slave trade, it shares with them an almost universal assumption: that the real significance of the Atlantic sugar triangle lay in its contribution to the productive capacity of Europe. Thus, concluding that only consumers “benefited” is tantamount to reducing the slave trade to economic triviality. This view of import trades has informed historical understanding not only of the factors leading to industrialization in Europe but also of those apparently retarding similar development in the Third World, including Africa and the West Indies (Bairoch 1975: 198–99).
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