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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | The Arms Trade in East Africa in the Late Nineteenth Century |
Author: | Beachey, R.W. |
Year: | 1962 |
Periodical: | The Journal of African History |
Volume: | 3 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 451-467 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | East Africa |
Subjects: | history arms trade History and Exploration Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) colonialism |
External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/180076 |
Abstract: | The unrestricted trade in arms and ammunition in East Africa in the late nineteenth century was one of the most important problems facing European administrators, missionaries, and traders. It is from their statements that the picture of the arms trade is summed up From the period 1885-1902 two points stand out: The immense volume of the trade and where did all these weapons go. References. |