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Ouidah : the social history of a West African slaving 'port', 1727-1892  Cover Image E-book E-book

Ouidah : the social history of a West African slaving 'port', 1727-1892

Law, Robin. (Author).

Summary: Ouidah, an African town in the Republic of Benin, was the principal precolonial commercial center of its region and the second-most-important town of the Dahomey kingdom. It served as a major outlet for the transatlantic slave trade.

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  • ISBN: 9780852554975
  • ISBN: 0852554974
  • ISBN: 9780852554982
  • ISBN: 0852554982
  • ISBN: 9780821415726
  • ISBN: 0821415727
  • ISBN: 9780821415719
  • ISBN: 0821415719
  • ISBN: 0821445529
  • ISBN: 9780821445525
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 308 pages) : maps.
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  • Publisher: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Multi-User.
CatMonthString:february.18
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-297) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Origins: Ouidah before the Dahomian conquest -- The Dahomian conquest of Ouidah -- Dahomian Ouidah -- The operation of the Atlantic slave trade -- De Souza's Ouidah: the era of the illegal slave trade 1815-39 -- The era of transition: from slaves to palm oil 1840-57 -- Dissention & decline: Ouidah under King Glele 1858-77 -- From Dahomian to French rule 1878-92.
Restrictions on Access Note:
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Reproduction Note:
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access restricted by subscription.
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Action Note:
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Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Slave trade -- Benin -- Ouidah -- History
Slavenhandel
Sklavenhandel
Commerce
Slave trade
Ouidah (Benin) -- Commerce -- History
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy
Havensteden
Ouidah (Benin) -- History
Benin -- History -- To 1894
Ouidah (Benin) -- Commerce -- History
Benin
Benin -- Ouidah
Benin
Ouidah
Genre: Electronic books.
History.

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