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.
| ISBN: | 9781107529748 |
| Publication date: | 21st May 2015 |
| Author: | Mariana Princeton University, New Jersey Candido |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 388 pages |
| Series: | African Studies |
| Genres: |
Slavery and abolition of slavery African history |
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.
An African Slaving Port and the Atlantic World features in the following genres: Slavery and abolition of slavery, African history
An African Slaving Port and the Atlantic World is available in Paperback, Hardback
An African Slaving Port and the Atlantic World was written by Mariana Princeton University, New Jersey Candido and published by Cambridge University Press
An African Slaving Port and the Atlantic World has 388 pages
Yes it is part of African Studies series