Anthony G. Hopkins (2024) - Capitalism in the Colonies

Louise Barré

doi:10.51185/journals/rhca.2025.cr19

Auteurs

Louise Barré Université de Gand (Belgique) https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7172-2364

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.51185/journals/rhca.2025.cr19

Mots-clés :

Histoire économique, Histoire urbaine, Nigeria, Esclavage, Capitalisme

Résumé

Recensé : Antony G. Hopkins, Capitalism in the Colonies. African Merchants in Lagos, 1951-1931, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2024, 576.

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