African Entrepreneurship: Muslim Fula Merchants in Sierra Leone FROM THE PUBLISHER
Between 1961 and 1978, Muslim Fula immigrants from different West African countries became one of the most successful mercantile groups in the capital city of Sierre Leone, Freetown. In this ground-breaking study, Professor Jalloh reconstructs how this feat was achieved. He examines the role of Islam in Fula business thinking, social relationships, commercial organizations, and intra-ethnic trading relations in Sierra Leone.
Departing from the prevailing scholarship, Jalloh characterizes Fula mercantile concerns in Sierra Leone as independently owned private enterprises, not appendages of Western expatriate commerce. African Entrepreneurship makes an important contribution to the understudied role of African business in Sierra Leone and will prove useful to those who wish to investigate this element of African history further.
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Published for the Ohio U. Center for International Studies, this study examines how Muslim Fula immigrants became a successful mercantile group in Freetown, Sierra Leone from 1961 to 1978. Includes several photographs, a glossary of African/Muslim terms, and details on the 51 interviews conducted by Jalloh, who directs The Africa Program at the U. of Texas, Arlington. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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