Dutch and Portuguese in western Africa : empires, merchants and the Atlantic system, 1580-1674 / by Filipa Ribeiro da Silva.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Silva, Filipa Ribeiro da, 1974-

Series:

Atlantic world (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 22.

Atlantic world ; v. 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portuguese--Africa, West--History.

Portuguese.

Dutch--Africa, West--History.

Dutch.

Africa, West--Discovery and exploration--Portuguese.

Africa, West.

Africa, West--Discovery and exploration--Dutch.

Netherlands--Colonies--Economic aspects--Africa.

Netherlands.

Portugal--Colonies--Economic aspects--Africa.

Portugal.

Africa, West--History--To 1884.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

More than fifty years have passed since Charles Boxer wrote his major works on the Dutch-Portuguese rivalries in the Atlantic and attributed the successful takeover of North-eastern Brazil, Angola, São Tomé and the Gold Coast forts by the WIC to the superior naval power of the Dutch.This book reexamines the systems of settlement and trade of these States and their subjects in Western Africa and the Atlantic, offering a fresh insight on discussions about the success and failure of Dutch and Portuguese States, Companies and Merchants in the seventeenth-century-Atlantic.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / F. Ribeiro Da Silva

Chapter One. Introduction / F. Ribeiro Da Silva

Chapter Two. Building Institutions / F. Ribeiro Da Silva

Chapter Three. Sending People: Labor Migration And Forced Labor / F. Ribeiro Da Silva

Chapter Four. Shaping Colonial Societies / F. Ribeiro Da Silva

The Concept Of ‘Atlantic System’ And The Study Of Interactions Between States, Companies And Private Merchants / F. Ribeiro Da Silva

Chapter Five. Sailing In African Waters: Coastal Areas And Hinterland / F. Ribeiro Da Silva

Chapter Six. Struggling For The Atlantic: The Inter-Continental Trade / F. Ribeiro Da Silva

Chapter Seven. Doing Business With Western Africa: Private Investors, Agency And Commercial Networks / F. Ribeiro Da Silva

Conclusion New Insights On Dutch-Portuguese Rivalries In The Atlantic / F. Ribeiro Da Silva

Bibliography / F. Ribeiro Da Silva

Index / F. Ribeiro Da Silva.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Thesis (doctoral)--Leiden, Universiteit, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-16131-1

9786613161314

90-04-20690-6

OCLC:

743693724

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004201514.i-384 DOI