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“Ismael begged Osman to give him a few Christians”, Gift exchanges and economic reciprocity in Trans-Saharan diplomacy (16th-17th c.) [submitted]
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Dewiere, Remi (2019) “Ismael begged Osman to give him a few Christians”, Gift exchanges and economic reciprocity in Trans-Saharan diplomacy (16th-17th c.) [submitted]. Diplomatica . (Submitted)
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Abstract
As elsewhere, the practice of the gift and counter-gift was omnipresent between the embassies across Sahara. The gift was the material expression of the political dialogue between rulers. Its quality and quantity was a good barometer of the relations between rulers. A close analysis of the gifts sent or received by the Borno rulers (Present-day Nigeria) between the 16th and 17th centuries reveals a system of norms and customs of the Borno chancellery. The gift remained after the departure of the ambassador. Its material presence raises the question of its economic value and its recycling. By focusing on the embassies between Tripoli and Borno in the early modern period, the aims of this paper is to demonstrate that the gift was a part of a normalized practice of diplomacy. Beyond the message carried by the gift itself, the Borno sultans mixed economic and political interests by integrating the gift exchanges into the wider transsaharan trade.
| Item Type: | Submitted Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D204 Modern History D History General and Old World > DT Africa H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science > JZ International relations |
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| Divisions: | Other > Institute of Advanced Study Faculty of Arts > History |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Diplomatica | ||||
| Publisher: | Brill | ||||
| Official Date: | December 2019 | ||||
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| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Submitted | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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