"The African Native Has No Pocket": Monetary Practices and Currency Transitions in Early Colonial Uganda

According to her, the idea of a "currency revolution" fails to capture the complexity of African currency changes over the longue durée.13 According to Mahir Saul, scholars have generally been too preoccupied with an opposition between types of money, without focusing on the relationship b...

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Published in:The International journal of African historical studies Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 471 - 499
Main Author: Pallaver, Karin
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Boston University African Studies Center 01.01.2015
Boston University
Subjects:
Colonialism
Colonies & territories
Currencies
Currency
Money
Politics
Revolution
Revolutions
Uganda
Nigeria
ISSN:0361-7882, 2326-3016
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Summary:According to her, the idea of a "currency revolution" fails to capture the complexity of African currency changes over the longue durée.13 According to Mahir Saul, scholars have generally been too preoccupied with an opposition between types of money, without focusing on the relationship between economic process and political life.
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ISSN:0361-7882
2326-3016