ISBN:
0253117089
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9780253117083
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xii, 473 p)
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maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg.] [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
Parallel Title:
Print version Slavery and the birth of an African city
DDC:
306.3/6209669109033
Keywords:
Slave trade History 19th century
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Slave trade History 18th century
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Slave trade History 18th century
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Slave trade History 19th century
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Lagos (Nigeria) History 18th century
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Lagos (Nigeria) History 19th century
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Great Britain Commerce
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History
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Great Britain Colonies
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Lagos (Nigeria) Commerce 18th century
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History
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Lagos (Nigeria) Commerce 19th century
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History
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
The rise of Lagos as an Atlantic port, c. 1760-1851Trade, 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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL
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Electronic reproduction
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