An African slaving port and the Atlantic world: Benguela and its hinterland

This book traces the history and development of the port of Benguela, the third largest port of slave embarkation on the coast of Africa, from the early seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Benguela, located on the central coast of present-day Angola, was founded by the Portuguese in the early...

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Beteilige Person: Candido, Mariana 1975- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013
Schriftenreihe:African studies 124
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511997594
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511997594
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511997594
Zusammenfassung:This book traces the history and development of the port of Benguela, the third largest port of slave embarkation on the coast of Africa, from the early seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Benguela, located on the central coast of present-day Angola, was founded by the Portuguese in the early seventeenth century. In discussing the impact of the transatlantic slave trade on African societies, Mariana P. Candido explores the formation of new elites, the collapse of old states and the emergence of new states. Placing Benguela in an Atlantic perspective, this study shows how events in the Caribbean and Brazil affected social and political changes on the African coast. This book emphasizes the importance of the South Atlantic as a space for the circulation of people, ideas and crops
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Umfang:1 online resource (xiii, 366 pages)
ISBN:9780511997594
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511997594