Slavery and the birth of an African city: Lagos, 1760-1900
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1. Verfasser: Mann, Kristin (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington, Ind. Indiana University Press c2007
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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
Includes bibliographical references and index
The rise of Lagos as an Atlantic port, c. 1760-1851 -- Trade, oligarchy, and the transformation of the precolonial state -- The original sin : anti-slavery, imperial expansion, and early colonial rule -- Innocent commerce : boom and bust in the palm produce trade -- Britain and domestic slavery -- Redefining the owner-slave relationship : work, ideology, and the demand for people -- The changing meaning of land in the urban economy and culture -- Strategies of struggle and mechanisms of control : quotidian conflicts and court cases
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 473 p.)
ISBN:0253117089
0253348846
9780253117083
9780253348845

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