Ouidah The Social History of a West African Slaving Port 1727-1892.

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Ouidah, an African town in Dahomey, now Benin, was the principal pre-colonial commercial centre of its region and this is the first detailed study of the town's history and its role in the Atlantic slave trade.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Law, Robin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Martlesham : Boydell & Brewer, Limited, 2004.
Series:Western African studies.
Subjects:
To 1894
Slave trade > Benin > Ouidah > History.
HISTORY / Africa / General
Commerce.
Slave trade.
Benin > History > To 1894.
Ouidah (Benin) > Commerce > History.
Benin.
Benin > Ouidah.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Series Page
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Maps & Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Origins: Ouidah Before the Dahomian Conquest
  • 2. The Dahomian Conquest of Ouidah
  • 3. Dahomian Ouidah
  • 4. The Operation of the Atlantic Slave Trade
  • 5. De Souza's Ouidah: The Era of the Illegal Slave Trade, 1815-39
  • 6. The Era of Transition: From Slaves to Palm Oil, 1840-57
  • 7. Dissension & Decline: Ouidah under King Glele, 1858-77
  • 8. From Dahomian to French Rule, 1878-92
  • Sources and Bibliography
  • Index

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