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If model farmers needed to produce a certain number of bags of maize each year to retain their status, bags of maize made the rounds from household to household to be counted, much as chairs, forks, and cups were passed around to maintain the threshold criteria of assimilation status in the capital...

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Published in:Journal of African history 2013-03, Vol.54 (1), p.135-136
Main Author: PENVENNE, JEANNE MARIE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Farms
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Slavery
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Summary:If model farmers needed to produce a certain number of bags of maize each year to retain their status, bags of maize made the rounds from household to household to be counted, much as chairs, forks, and cups were passed around to maintain the threshold criteria of assimilation status in the capital city. [...]the people who emerge as historical actors are, once again, the administrators and chiefs named in the archival record rather than African individuals. [...]none of the photographs between pages and are dated.
ISSN:0021-8537
1469-5138
DOI:10.1017/S0021853713000145