Closing the books : Governor Edward Carstensen on Danish Guinea, 1842-50 / / translated from the Danish by Tove Storsveen ; introduction by Per Herns

• Autore: Carstensen Edward <1815-1898.>
• Pubblicazione: Legon, Accra, Ghana, : Sub-Saharan Pub., 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (452 p.)
• Disciplina: 966.701092
• Soggetto topico: Colonial administrators - Ghana; Colonial administrators - Denmark
• Soggetto geografico: Ghana History Danish Settlements, 1659-1850 Sources
• Altri autori: StorsveenTove
• Note generali: Translation of: Guvernr Edward Carstensens indberetninger fra Guinea, 1842-1850, issued by Georg Nrregard, 1964.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CLOSING THE BOOKS. Governor Edward Carstensen's Official Reports on Danish Guinea 1842-50; PLATES & MAPS; INDEX; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Sitting on the terrace of the royal plantation Frederiks gave, his favourite retreat, Governor Edward Carstensen came to see the inevitable: Denmark had to give up her ìpossessionsî in Africa. As fate would have it, he came to be the instrument by which two centuries of Danish involvement on the Gold Coast was terminated, thereby making way for the emergence of the colonial system that developed there. After the abolition of the slave trade, Denmark had struggled to find ways and means to legitimate her continued stay at the Coast. At an early stage the Danes initiated a number of attempts to establish experimental plantations to cultivate export crops such as cotton, coffee and sugar. But a transition from slave trade to legitimate products required stability and peace, and a need for control, which the rather limited Danish presence was not able to maintain. Closing the Books comprises a compilation of the official reports that the last Danish Governor sent home during his term of office at the Gold Coast. The reports reflect his personal views regarding the economic and political situations there, as well as his ideas on the civilization of Africa.
• Titolo autorizzato: Closing the books
• ISBN: 9786613005229; 9781283005227; 1283005220; 9789988647391; 9988647395; 9789988647889; 9988647883; 9789988647766; 998864776X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910970865603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II