The "Liverpool" of West Africa

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The "Liverpool" of West Africa is written by Ayodeji Olukoju and published by Africa World Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1592212921 (ISBN 10) and 9781592212927 (ISBN 13).

This book examines the dynamics and impact of maritime trade in Lagos during the cycles of boom and slump in the first half of the twentieth century, the heyday of British colonial rule. By locating the social and economic history of the port-city in the regional, national and international contexts, it blends the interlocking themes of shipping, maritime trade, labour, entrepreneurship and colonial policy. Based on contemporary ofiicial, private, newspaper and oral accounts, the book traces the rise and fall of of the Liverpool of West Africa.