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Charles Henry Robinson
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      Charles Henry Robinson (1861–1925) was a Cambridge scholar who, during the 1890s, published several books on the language, literature and culture of the Hausa people of West Africa. This study, published in 1896, documents his pioneering fieldwork during which, in three months, he travelled 1500 miles across rivers, mountains, villages and towns. Public interest in the Hausa was high at the time, due to their recruitment as troops by Britain in the Ashanti conflict, and by France to consolidate French power in Madagascar. However, Robinson argues against the perception of the Hausa as primarily a warlike people, despite their formidable strength in battle. In this vivid account of his time among them, he portrays the Hausa as successful traders who excelled above all in commercial endeavours. Exploring enterprises from textiles and tobacco to hunting and river transportation, Robinson gives fascinating first-hand insights into this important African community.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Charles Henry Robinson EAN: 9781108031240 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 470 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2011-05-19 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Africa / General WIDTH: 140 cm SPINE:

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      West Africa, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Historical geography, Classic travel writing

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      Charles Henry Robinson (1861–1925) was a Cambridge scholar who, during the 1890s, published several books on the language, literature and culture of the Hausa people of West Africa. This study, published in 1896, documents his pioneering fieldwork during which, in three months, he travelled 1500 miles across rivers, mountains, villages and towns. Public interest in the Hausa was high at the time, due to their recruitment as troops by Britain in the Ashanti conflict, and by France to consolidate French power in Madagascar. However, Robinson argues against the perception of the Hausa as primarily a warlike people, despite their formidable strength in battle. In this vivid account of his time among them, he portrays the Hausa as successful traders who excelled above all in commercial endeavours. Exploring enterprises from textiles and tobacco to hunting and river transportation, Robinson gives fascinating first-hand insights into this important African community.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Charles Henry Robinson EAN: 9781108031240 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 470 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2011-05-19 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Africa / General WIDTH: 140 cm SPINE:

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      West Africa, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Historical geography, Classic travel writing

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