小林和夫（著）／西アフリカにおけるインド綿織物 アフリカ人のエージェンシー、消費者の需要、そしてグローバル経済の形成、1750-1850年 Indian Cotton Textiles in West Africa〈1st ed. 2019〉 : African Agency, Consumer Demand and the Making of the Global Economy, 1750–1850

著者名：Kobayashi, Kazuo

Palgrave Macmillan（2019/06/10発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9783030186746
• eISBN：9783030186753

Description

This book focuses on the significant role of West African consumers in the development of the global economy. It explores their demand for Indian cotton textiles and how their consumption shaped patterns of global trade, influencing economies and businesses from Western Europe to South Asia. In turn, the book examines how cotton textile production in southern India responded to this demand. Through this perspective of a south-south economic history, the study foregrounds African agency and considers the lasting impact on production and exports in South Asia. It also considers how European commercial and imperial expansion provided a complex web of networks, linking West African consumers and Indian weavers. Crucially, it demonstrates the emergence of the modern global economy.  

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 West African Seaborne Trade, 1750-1850: The Transition from the Slave Trade to the ‘Legitimate’ Commerce.- 3 Guinées in the Lower Senegal River: A Consumer-Led Trade in the Early Nineteenth Century.- 4 Procurement of Indian Textiles for West Africa, 1750-1850.- 5 Western European Merchants and West Africa, 1750-1850.- 6 Conclusion.