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This is the first complete English translation of an important and sensitive account of Gold Coast (modern Ghana) in the mid eighteenth century. Ludewig Ferdinand Romer was employed in West Africa from 1739 to 1749 by the Danish West India and Guinea Company. He published two books about Gold Coast, a short one in 1756, and then his more substantial A Reliable Account of the Coast of Guinea in 1760. Romer deals with the operation of the various European trading companies, and discusses the African-European relations that he had witnessed. But the real value of his work lies in his descriptions of the local context the African traders and customers, their societies, practices and religion. And he was much interested in African history, particularly from oral traditions. This edition (principally of Romer's 1760 text, but drawing on his 1756 volume too) makes available an uncommon source for the history of West Africa.

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This edition - beautifully bound and produced - will assist future research and could provide thought-provoking material for teachers and students ... This book is not pleasant reading, but it does require the attention of historians. Selena Winsnes is to be congratulated for making it more widely accessible, and easier to assess critically. The Journal of African History A treasure-trove of information ... This new edition is very welcome since it makes available for the first time the complete texts to English-speaking readers ... a valuable addition to the growing corpus of sources made available to historians of Afro-European trade and the societies on the Gold Coast and neighbouring regions. English Historical Review The editor demonstrates impressive international knowledge of African conditions in the eighteenth century in her notes. The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History


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  • ISBN-13: 9780197262184
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 290
  • Weight: 635 gr
  • ISBN-10: 019726218X
  • Publisher Date: 16 Nov 2000
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: Danish
  • Series Title: 3 Fontes Historiae Africanae
  • Width: 156 mm


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