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Slavery and the birth of an African city : Lagos, 1760-1900 /
As the slave trade entered its last, illegal phase in the 19th century, the town of Lagos on West Africa's Bight of Benin became one of the most important port cities north of the equator. This work explores the reasons for Lagos' sudden rise to power. It uncovers the relationship between...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, Ind. :
Indiana University Press,
©2007.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | As the slave trade entered its last, illegal phase in the 19th century, the town of Lagos on West Africa's Bight of Benin became one of the most important port cities north of the equator. This work explores the reasons for Lagos' sudden rise to power. It uncovers the relationship between African slavery and the growth of Lagos. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xii, 473 pages) : maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253117083 0253117089 1282078526 9781282078529 9786612078521 6612078529 |