The Life of Trade: Events and Happenings in the Niumi's Atlantic Center

ISBN-13: 9780367875442 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 234 str.

Liza Gijanto

Opis

The Life of Trade utilizes archaeological and historical sources to address the complex nature of the Atlantic trade on the Gambia River. Taking a fresh multi-disciplinary approach, the book highlights the region’s atypical position as a commercial crossroads and access point for both interior and Atlantic markets. This engagement with

Spis treści

1 INTRODUCTION: THE GAMBIA RIVER AND ITS ATLANTIC WORLD
2 THE GAMBIA RIVER, TRADE DIASPORAS, AND THE RISE OF NIUMI
3 CONSUMER CHOICE AND REGIONAL DEMAND: LOCAL NOTIONS OF TASTE AND VALUE
4 POTS AND PIPES: LOCAL PRODUCTION AND ATLANTIC ERA PRACTICES
5 IN AND OUT OF THE CENTER: FOOD AND SOCIAL DISPLAY
6 GLOBAL EVENTS AND LOCAL INTERPRETATIONS:  NIUMI’S ATLANTIC EXPERIENCE

O autorze

Liza Gijanto is Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology, St. Mary’s College of
Maryland.