QUALITY OF LIFE BEFORE COLONIALISM

QUALITY OF LIFE BEFORE COLONIALISM

Labour and Living Standards in Pre-Colonial West Africa: The Case of the Gold Coast . By Klas Rönnbäck . London : Routledge , 2016. Pp. xvii + 209. $160.00, hardback (ISBN 9781848935785). Rönnbäck has three clear aims: to examine evidence of factor markets for labour; to measure the living standards...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of African History 2017, Vol.58 (2), p.374-375
1. Verfasser: SPICKSLEY, JUDITH M.
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
17th century
Colonialism
Global perspective
Labor market
Manual workers
Precolonial history
Quality of life
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Slave trade
Standard of living
Wages & salaries
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Zusammenfassung:Labour and Living Standards in Pre-Colonial West Africa: The Case of the Gold Coast . By Klas Rönnbäck . London : Routledge , 2016. Pp. xvii + 209. $160.00, hardback (ISBN 9781848935785). Rönnbäck has three clear aims: to examine evidence of factor markets for labour; to measure the living standards of labourers on the Gold Coast, both historically and in comparative global perspective; and, to consider how the slave trade may have impacted the labour market.
ISSN:0021-8537
1469-5138
DOI:10.1017/S0021853717000305