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Trade and Politics in Barotseland during the Kololo Period1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

Eric Flint
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The relationship of trade to politics has long been a central theme in African history. This paper analyses this relationship in the context of Barotseland during the period of Kololo hegemony (c. 1840–64). The development of long-distance trade in Barotseland is first related, and then followed by a discussion of the impact which trade had upon the politics of the area. The conclusion suggests that the relationship of trade to politics was not only important, but complex as well. Politics affected trade as much as trade affected politics.

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The Journal of African History , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , January 1970 , pp. 71 - 86
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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