Slavery and the birth of an African city : Lagos, 1760-1900 /
Mann, Kristin, 1946-
Slavery and the birth of an African city : Lagos, 1760-1900 / Kristin Mann. - Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, ©2007. - 1 online resource (xii, 473 pages) : maps -
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.
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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.
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9780253117083 (electronic bk.) 0253117089 (electronic bk.) 1282078526 9781282078529 9786612078521 6612078529
1700-1899
Slave trade--History--Nigeria--Lagos--18th century.
Slave trade--History--Nigeria--Lagos--19th century.
Slave trade--History--Great Britain--18th century.
Slave trade--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Esclaves--Commerce--Histoire--Nigeria--Lagos--18e siècle.
Esclaves--Commerce--Histoire--Nigeria--Lagos--19e siècle.
Esclaves--Commerce--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--18e siècle.
Esclaves--Commerce--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Slavery.
British colonies.
Commerce.
Slave trade.
Sklavenhandel
Lagos (Nigeria)--History--18th century.
Lagos (Nigeria)--History--19th century.
Lagos (Nigeria)--Commerce--History--18th century.
Lagos (Nigeria)--Commerce--History--19th century.
Great Britain--Commerce--History.
Great Britain--Colonies--Africa.
Grande-Bretagne--Colonies--Afrique.
Africa.
Great Britain.
Nigeria--Lagos.
Nigeria
Lagos
Großbritannien
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
HT1394.L34 / M36 2007eb
306.3/6209669109033
Slavery and the birth of an African city : Lagos, 1760-1900 / Kristin Mann. - Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, ©2007. - 1 online resource (xii, 473 pages) : maps -
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.
Use copy
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.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
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
English.
9780253117083 (electronic bk.) 0253117089 (electronic bk.) 1282078526 9781282078529 9786612078521 6612078529
1700-1899
Slave trade--History--Nigeria--Lagos--18th century.
Slave trade--History--Nigeria--Lagos--19th century.
Slave trade--History--Great Britain--18th century.
Slave trade--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Esclaves--Commerce--Histoire--Nigeria--Lagos--18e siècle.
Esclaves--Commerce--Histoire--Nigeria--Lagos--19e siècle.
Esclaves--Commerce--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--18e siècle.
Esclaves--Commerce--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Slavery.
British colonies.
Commerce.
Slave trade.
Sklavenhandel
Lagos (Nigeria)--History--18th century.
Lagos (Nigeria)--History--19th century.
Lagos (Nigeria)--Commerce--History--18th century.
Lagos (Nigeria)--Commerce--History--19th century.
Great Britain--Commerce--History.
Great Britain--Colonies--Africa.
Grande-Bretagne--Colonies--Afrique.
Africa.
Great Britain.
Nigeria--Lagos.
Nigeria
Lagos
Großbritannien
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
HT1394.L34 / M36 2007eb
306.3/6209669109033