1st Edition
The Life of Trade Events and Happenings in the Niumi�s Atlantic Center
By Liza Gijanto
Copyright 2017
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Life of Trade utilizes archaeological and historical sources to address the dynamic nature of the Atlantic trade on the Gambia River. Taking a fresh multi-disciplinary approach, the book highlights the region’s atypical position as a commercial crossroads and access point for both interior and Atlantic markets. This engagement with a diversified commodities trade brought about the formation... Read more
1 INTRODUCTION: THE GAMBIA RIVER AND ITS ATLANTIC WORLD
2 THE GAMBIA RIVER, TRADE DIASPORAS, AND THE RISE OF NIUMI
3 CONSUMER CHOICE AND REGIONAL DEMAND: LOCAL NOTIONS OF TASTE AND VALUE
4 POTS AND PIPES: LOCAL PRODUCTION AND ATLANTIC ERA PRACTICES
5 IN AND OUT OF THE CENTER: FOOD AND SOCIAL DISPLAY
6 GLOBAL EVENTS AND LOCAL INTERPRETATIONS: NIUMI’S ATLANTIC EXPERIENCE
2 THE GAMBIA RIVER, TRADE DIASPORAS, AND THE RISE OF NIUMI
3 CONSUMER CHOICE AND REGIONAL DEMAND: LOCAL NOTIONS OF TASTE AND VALUE
4 POTS AND PIPES: LOCAL PRODUCTION AND ATLANTIC ERA PRACTICES
5 IN AND OUT OF THE CENTER: FOOD AND SOCIAL DISPLAY
6 GLOBAL EVENTS AND LOCAL INTERPRETATIONS: NIUMI’S ATLANTIC EXPERIENCE
Biography
Liza Gijanto is Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology, St. Mary’s College of
Maryland.
