R J Gavin
Biographic Data
| ID | 1415339 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R J Gavin |
| GIVEN NAMES | R J |
| FAMILY NAME | Gavin |
| SIGNATURE | GAVIN R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ibadan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1962 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The role of slavery in the economic and social history of Sahelo–Sudanic Africa
It is generally recognized that by the late nineteenth century slavery was widespread in Black Africa. This chapter shows that the development and expansion of slavery in pre-colonial Africa were both linked originally to export demand for slaves. It provides an important link between the export slave trade and economic, social and political processes in pre-colonial Africa, which is central to the debate on the impact of the export slave trade o…
A Den under British Rule
Aden under British Rule, 1839-1967
The Scramble for Africa
The Making of Modern Africa. Volume II
The Growth of African Civilisation. The Making of Modern Africa. Volume I
II. The Bartle Frere Mission to Zanzibar, 1873
On 12 January 1873 the British yacht Enchantress entered the harbour of Zanzibar. On board were a former Governor of Bombay and a suite of six government officials—the Resident in the Persian Gulf, two men from the Foreign Office, a military and a naval attaché and one of the country's foremost Arabic scholars. What had brought such an important group into such an unimportant eastern backwater? The answer is only partly to be found in the state o…
Aden under British Rule, 1839-1967
II. The Bartle Frere Mission to Zanzibar, 1873
On 12 January 1873 the British yacht Enchantress entered the harbour of Zanzibar. On board were a former Governor of Bombay and a suite of six government officials—the Resident in the Persian Gulf, two men from the Foreign Office, a military and a naval attaché and one of the country's foremost Arabic scholars. What had brought such an important group into such an unimportant eastern backwater? The answer is only partly to be found in the state o…
The Scramble for Africa
II. The Bartle Frere Mission to Zanzibar, 1873
On 12 January 1873 the British yacht Enchantress entered the harbour of Zanzibar. On board were a former Governor of Bombay and a suite of six government officials—the Resident in the Persian Gulf, two men from the Foreign Office, a military and a naval attaché and one of the country's foremost Arabic scholars. What had brought such an important group into such an unimportant eastern backwater? The answer is only partly to be found in the state o…
The Growth of African Civilisation. The Making of Modern Africa. Volume I
The Making of Modern Africa. Volume II
The Scramble for Africa
Aden under British Rule, 1839-1967
A Den under British Rule
The role of slavery in the economic and social history of Sahelo–Sudanic Africa
It is generally recognized that by the late nineteenth century slavery was widespread in Black Africa. This chapter shows that the development and expansion of slavery in pre-colonial Africa were both linked originally to export demand for slaves. It provides an important link between the export slave trade and economic, social and political processes in pre-colonial Africa, which is central to the debate on the impact of the export slave trade o…
History (6 works) · African history and culture studies (5 works) · History (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economic history (3 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 works)