Merchant Capital and Economic Decolonization: The United Africa Company, 1929-1987

Merchant Capital and Economic Decolonization: The United Africa Company, 1929-1987 image
ISBN-10:

019822625X

ISBN-13:

9780198226253

Author(s): Fieldhouse, D.K.
Edition: UK ed.
Released: Jan 26, 1995
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Format: Hardcover, 864 pages
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Description:

The United Africa Company (UAC), formed in 1929 by the fusion of the Niger Company and the African and Eastern Corporation, was by far the largest single commercial organization in West and Equatorial Africa, and thus central to modern African economic history. This is the first detailed account to be published and one which fills a serious gap in the literature. It was not commissioned by the company (now reabsorbed into Unilever) but the author had full access to all confidential material in the UAC and Unilever archives and complete freedom in what he wrote. The book is not intended to be primarily a company history but uses the UAC as a focal point for detailed study of how the role of foreign merchant capital changed in response to economic and political developments in Black Africa during this critical half century. This book is intended for scholars and students of modern history, especially historians of colonialism and imperialism; students of developing studies and African ec

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