Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960

Abstract

Maps Tables Figures Preface 1. Slavery, colonialism and economic growth, 1640-1960 2. The Dahomean economy, 1640-1890 3. Struggles with the gods: economic life in the 1880s 4. Production, 1890-1914 5. Demand, 1890-1914 6. Exchange, 1890-1914 7. The alien state, 1890-1914 8. Social struggles for economic ends, 1890-1914 9. The mechanism of accumulation 10. Capitalism and colonialism, 1915-60 11. The Dahomean national movement 12. Epilogue Notes Appendices Bibliography Index.