Africans and Europeans in West Africa

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The town of Elmina was the most important trading center on the Gold Coat (GC) of W. Africa for at least 2 cent. Elminans engaged in commercial transactions which linked the GC with 3 very different trade networks. Contents: (I) The Akan on the GC, (II) Europeans on the GC: The Portuguese, 1471-1642, & The Dutch from 1593, (III) Akan Participation in the Atlantic Trading System, (IV) An Intro. to Elmina, (V) The Elmina Political Framework, (VI) The Functioning of Gov't.: Justice & Dispute Settlement, & Foreign Affairs, & (VII) Elmina-Dutch Relations. Appendices: Elmina Chronology, Weights, Measures & Def., Dirs. Gen. & Pres. of the 2nd W. India Co., Counts of Indictment & Defense of the Negroes of Mina, & Elmina Leaders. Biblio. Illustrations.