''African Economic History'' is an annual

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covering research on all aspects of the

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of the African past, including its

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, with an emphasis on sub-Saharan,

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and post-colonial themes. It was established in 1974 by the African Studies Program of the

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as the ''African Economic History Review'' and obtained its current title in 1976. Subsequently, it was associated with the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and Its Diasporas at

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. The journal is now published by the

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