History of the Upper Guinea Coast: 1545–1800
- ISBN-10
- 0853455465
- ISBN-13
- 9780853455462
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 283
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1970
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Author
- Walter Rodney
Description
Walter Rodney is revered throughout the Caribbean as a teacher, a hero, and a martyr. This book remains the foremost work on the region.
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