Ouidah : the social history of a West African slaving 'port' 1727-1892 / Robin Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Law, Robin, author.

Series:

Western African studies.

Western African studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slave trade--Benin--Ouidah--History.

Slave trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio ; Oxford : Ohio University Press : James Currey, [2004]

Summary:

Ouidah, an African town in Dahomey, now Benin, was the principal pre-colonial commercial centre of its region and this is the first detailed study of the town's history and its role in the Atlantic slave trade.

Contents:

Cover

Series Page

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Maps &amp

Tables

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Origins: Ouidah Before the Dahomian Conquest

2. The Dahomian Conquest of Ouidah

3. Dahomian Ouidah

4. The Operation of the Atlantic Slave Trade

5. De Souza's Ouidah: The Era of the Illegal Slave Trade, 1815-39

6. The Era of Transition: From Slaves to Palm Oil, 1840-57

7. Dissension &amp

Decline: Ouidah under King Glele, 1858-77

8. From Dahomian to French Rule, 1878-92

Sources and Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78204-775-1

OCLC:

1263869692