Currency, credit and capitalism on the cross river in the pre-colonial era

Mary Douglas has distinguished two kinds of primitive currencies, general purpose currencies, and primitive rationing systems. She describes Bohannan's analysis of the Tiv copper rod currency as the best example of a primitive rationing system. According to Bohannan, there were three levels of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of African history 1970-01, Vol.XI (4), p.599-605
1. Verfasser:	Latham, A.J.H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa African studies Area studies Capital Currencies Exchange History
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