This study is the first of its kind to examine the history and organization of trans-Saharan trade in western Africa using original source material. It documents the internal dynamics of a trade ...

The construction of the modern world has been strongly influenced by the establishment of trade routes facilitating trade of all kinds between relatively distant populations and regions of the world.

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