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Sankore

Named after the University of Sankore in Timbuktu — one of the world’s oldest centres of learning. Every figure here is computed from work-level records in our own graph, never copied from a source’s summary count.

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The currency of power and pain: unpacking the materialistic content of commodities in the Gold Coast transatlantic slave trade, c. 1650–1900 · Sankore

The currency of power and pain: unpacking the materialistic content of commodities in the Gold Coast transatlantic slave trade, c. 1650–1900

2026Cogent Arts and HumanitiesJournalOpen access

10.1080/23311983.2026.2689289 Full text0 citations

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3 authors across 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Peter AmoakoFirst author
- Durban University of Technology (ZA)
- Takoradi Technical University (GH)
Folasayo Enoch OlalereCorresponding
- Durban University of Technology (ZA)
Richard AcquayeSenior author
- Takoradi Technical University (GH)

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Colonialism, slavery, and tradelevel 3 · 0.77
Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studieslevel 3 · 0.04
Historical Economic and Social Studieslevel 3 · 0.02

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2026 · Cogent Arts and Humanities · 0 citations
https://openalex.org/W7168035864