Benjamin Brühwiler
Biographic Data
| ID | 5244411 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Brühwiler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Brühwiler |
| SIGNATURE | BRÜHWILER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Basel |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Interweaving threads of credit and debt: Trading (through) textiles in colonial Dar es Salaam
Tracing the modus operandi of textile traders in colonial Dar es Salaam, this article makes a case for viewing the availability and extension of credit in the form of textiles as a central aspect of traders’ lives. The versatility of textiles in the local context of Dar es Salaam not only contributed to their high demand, their use as the main medium of exchange and the basis on which credit was extended; it also shaped the local conceptualisatio…
Interweaving threads of credit and debt: Trading (through) textiles in colonial Dar es Salaam
Tracing the modus operandi of textile traders in colonial Dar es Salaam, this article makes a case for viewing the availability and extension of credit in the form of textiles as a central aspect of traders’ lives. The versatility of textiles in the local context of Dar es Salaam not only contributed to their high demand, their use as the main medium of exchange and the basis on which credit was extended; it also shaped the local conceptualisatio…
Interweaving threads of credit and debt: Trading (through) textiles in colonial Dar es Salaam
Tracing the modus operandi of textile traders in colonial Dar es Salaam, this article makes a case for viewing the availability and extension of credit in the form of textiles as a central aspect of traders’ lives. The versatility of textiles in the local context of Dar es Salaam not only contributed to their high demand, their use as the main medium of exchange and the basis on which credit was extended; it also shaped the local conceptualisatio…
Archaeology (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Colonialism (1 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (1 works) · Commerce (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Dar es salaam (1 works) · Debt (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Economy (1 works)