Market Encounters
| Author | : Bianca Murillo |
| Publisher | : New African Histories |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0821422898 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780821422892 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (892 Downloads) |
Download or read book Market Encounters written by Bianca Murillo and published by New African Histories. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Consuming histories and creating economies -- A door "wide open" imagining Gold Coast markets -- "We cannot afford to be fooled." African intermediaries on shifting commercial terrain -- "In time for independence." Kingsway Department Store, modernity, and the new nation -- "Shop window on the world." Ghana's first international trade fair and the politics of wealth and accumulation -- "Power to the people." Militarization of the market and the war against profiteers -- Afterword: From structural adjustment to shopping malls
