Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Illustrations IX
4. Preface to the English-Language Edition XI
5. Translator's Acknowledgments XV
6. Author's Acknowledgments XVII
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 Framework of the Study: The City and Its Environment 5
9. 2 The Precolonial Site: Politics and Economics of Maradi in the Nineteenth Century 29
10. 3 Colonial Maradi: An Administrative Capital Becomes Involved in Trade 41
11. 4 Dynamism and Diversity: From Regional to Global Trade 91
12. 5 The Social Content of Maradi's Evolution 143
13. General Conclusions 167
14. Acronyms 171
15. Bibliography to the English-Language Edition 173
16. Index 179
17. About the Book, Author, and Translator 185