Cash-crop diffusion in colonial Africa was uneven and defied colonizers' expectations and
efforts, especially for cotton. This study investigates how agricultural seasonality affected …

It has often been claimed that the structure of export trade between Africa and Europe during
the colonial period depended on the colonizer's identity, with the British relying on free trade …

From the late 19th into the mid-20th century millions of people migrated, seasonally or more
permanently, to regions where African farmers produced cocoa, groundnuts, coffee, cotton …

This paper explores differences in the making of a 'modern'fiscal state under colonial and
sovereign rule. Focusing on African and Asian colonies (1820–1970) and their respective …

This dissertation uses a wide range of archival documents and interviews to investigate the
controversy over women's sexual, reproductive, and sartorial choices in Idi Amin's Uganda. It …

Since the beginning of African decolonisation in the mid-twentieth century, many newly
independent countries struggled to embark upon a path of sustained economic growth to …

This chapter aims to bring together developments in living standards in the Netherlands and
Java by highlighting the role of the contribution of women and children to household income …