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Title:The Politics of Levers, West African Concessions 1907-1913
Author:Nworah, K. Dike
Year:1972
Periodical:International Journal of African Historical Studies
Volume:5
Issue:2
Pages:248-264
Language:English
Geographic terms:English-speaking Africa
West Africa
Subjects:trading companies
palm oil
colonialism
History and Exploration
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/217517
Abstract:From the beginning of the 20th century William Lever (born in 1851) was interested in Africa as a potential supplier of palm oil and palm kernels. The article describes the negotiations with the Colonial Office for palm oil concessions in West Africa and the political implications these negotiations brought about in Britain. This examination of the role of a representative syndicate indicates the ethos of the commercial world of those days. Notes.
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