Tadei, Federico2023-05-042023-05-042022-021698-6989https://hdl.handle.net/2445/197532Edited by Ayodeji Olukoju, Professor of History at the Uni-versity of Lagos, and Daniel Castillo Hidalgo, Assistant Profes-sor of Economic History at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, this book stands as a new and important contribution to our knowledge of African economic history.It focuses on the historical evolution and role of African seaport networks. The importance of seaports for African economies cannot be understated. Given Africa's specialization as an exporter of raw materials, the continent's economic for-tunes are often linked to fluctuations in commodity export markets (Jerven, 2011). In this regard, the maritime sector and port infrastructure play a key role.2 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd (c) Tadei, Federico, 2022https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Ressenyes (Documents)PortsComerç marítimHistòria econòmicaÀfricaReviews (Documents)HarborsMaritime tradeEconomic historyAfricainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article7335502023-05-04info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess