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Title: | The European Traders and the Coastal States, 1630-1720 |
Author: | Daaku, K.Y. |
Year: | 1965 |
Periodical: | Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana |
Volume: | 8 |
Pages: | 11-23 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Ghana |
Subjects: | Europeans traders history traditional polities History and Exploration Economics and Trade Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) |
External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/41403566 |
Abstract: | An aspect of Ghanaian history which has not received sufficient attention is the extent to which the European traders got themselves involved in the politics of the coastal states in the 17th century. From the beginning of the century it became increasingly apparent that only those companies which were better organised and financially stable would be able to take a hand in local affairs. This was therefore mainly practised by the Dutch whose superior strength gave them the initial advantage over their rivals. Toward the end of the century when the Royal African Company felt strong enough, it consciously began to follow the example of the Dutch. The constant interference of the Europeans in the affairs of the coastal states made it impossible for these states ot pursue any independent political action. Away from the watchful eyes of the European traders states like Denkyira, Akwamu and Ashanti could independently pursue their own politics and become known after they had built up their power. Notes. |