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An African slaving port and the Atlantic world : Benguela and its Hinterland /
"This book traces the history and development of the port of Benguela, the third largest port of slave embarkation on the coast of Africa, from the early seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Benguela, located on the central coast of present-day Angola, was founded by the Portuguese in the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | African studies series ;
124. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This book traces the history and development of the port of Benguela, the third largest port of slave embarkation on the coast of Africa, from the early seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Benguela, located on the central coast of present-day Angola, was founded by the Portuguese in the early seventeenth century. In discussing the impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on African societies, Mariana P. Candido explores the formation of new elites, the collapse of old states, and the emergence of new states. Placing Benguela in an Atlantic perspective, this study shows how events in the Caribbean and Brazil affected social and political changes on the African coast. This book emphasizes the importance of the South Atlantic as a space for the circulation of people, ideas, and crops"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 366 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107336483 1107336481 9780511997594 0511997590 9781107332447 1107332443 9781107333161 1107333164 1107326729 9781107326729 1107335655 9781107335653 9781107529748 1107529743 |