A note on the relative importance of slaves and gold in West African exports
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8977198 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Bean (0000-0002-1723-6760), Richard N Bean (University of Houston, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 351-356 |
| Publication date | 1974-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853700013529 |
| OpenAlex | W2118364262 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 19 |
Specialists in the history of West Africa disagree about the relative importance of slaves and other commodities in African exports. Examination of the rough statistical evidence that is available indicates that slave exports earned less foreign exchange for Africa than did the single most important other export through four of the five centuries of contact between sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. There were large regional differences in the pattern of African exports, and it was the dominance of gold in total African export which helped make the Gold Coast the focus of European rivalries in West Africa
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2025 (45) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |