Focusing on Africa, this book investigates side-effects resulting from stopovers by whalers for littoral societies on the economic, social, political, and cultural level. For this purpose it draws on eight local case studies, four from Africa’s west coast and four from its east coast. In the overall picture, the book shows a broad range of effects and side-effects of different forms and strengths, which it figures as a "grey undercurrent" of global history.
Focusing on Africa, this book investigates side-effects resulting from stopovers by whalers for littoral societies on the economic, social, political, and cultural level. For this purpose it draws on eight local case studies, four from Africa’s west coast and four from its east coast. In the overall picture, the book shows a broad range of effects and side-effects of different forms and strengths, which it figures as a "grey undercurrent" of global history.
The Grey Undercurrent: Whalers and Littoral Societies at the Deep Beaches of Africa (1770-1920)
572The Grey Undercurrent: Whalers and Littoral Societies at the Deep Beaches of Africa (1770-1920)
572Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9783111621739 |
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Publisher: | De Gruyter |
Publication date: | 10/21/2024 |
Pages: | 572 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d) |