Bologna
This Research Unit focuses on the production and marketing of Venetian glass beads, analysing their circulation and functions in East Africa, both as a commodity and as a medium of exchange.
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Pavia
This Research Unit will explore the demand of textiles in the Horn of Africa, a region with an important local production. In the nineteenth century Indian, European and American producers sought to cater to these customers.
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Roma
This Research Unit focuses on the European production and marketing of trade guns. The circulation of arms will be utilized to study the role of African societies and their practices in the global processes of production, consumption, and exchange.
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