The Wangara Trading Network in Precolonial West Africa
An Early Example of Africans Investing in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20063273 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moses E Ochonu, Moses Ochonu (0000-0003-1934-9336, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 9-27 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Africans Investing in Africa (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9781137542809_2 |
| OpenAlex | W2470121246 |
| ISBN | 9781137542809 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
This study focuses on the extensive business and trading empire that Mande-speaking merchants, trade brokers, and financiers built and ran across West Africa between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Wangara feature prominently in the economic and mercantile history of West Africa because they pioneered intra-regional long distance trading and investments. They faced and overcame obstacles to trade and investments in diverse cultural and political settings, leaving a legacy that is instructive for current discussions about Africans investing and trading across Africa
Ancient history · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Empire · Fur trade · Geography · Political science · Politics · African history and culture studies · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |