Indian Cotton Textiles in West Africa

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Focusing on West African consumers, the book examines their pivotal role in shaping global trade through the demand for Indian cotton textiles. It highlights the reciprocal influence between African consumption and textile production in southern India, emphasizing African agency in this economic history. The study also explores the interconnected networks created by European commercial and imperial expansion, illustrating how these dynamics contributed to the emergence of the modern global economy and impacted production and exports in South Asia.