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Afro-European trade in the Atlantic world : the western Slave Coast, c.1550-c.1885 /

This book looks at the commercial relations of two states which played a crucial role in the Atlantic slave trade as well as the trade in ivory and agricultural produce: Hula, known to European traders as Grand Popo (now in Benin) and Ge, known as Little Popo (now in Togo) ... Providing a detailed r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Strickrodt, Silke, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : James Currey, is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer, 2015.
Colección:Western Africa series.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The regional setting
  • The Atlantic connection: Little Popo & the rise of Afro-European trade, c. 1600-1702
  • The era of the warrior kings: 1702 to 1772
  • The era of the traders: 1772 to c.1807
  • Disintegration & reconstitution: political developments, 1820s to 1870s
  • From slaves to palm oil: Afro-European trade, c.1807 to 1870s
  • Epilogue: the colonial partition & its consequences, 1870s to c.1900.