Europeans as coastal brokers in the West and West-Central African slave trade (1680-1720) / by Maria Inês Godinho Guarda

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Godinho Guarda, Maria Inês, author.

Series:

European expansion and indigenous response ; v. 46.

European expansion and indigenous response, 1873-8974 ; volume 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slave trade--Africa, West--History.

Slave trade.

Slave traders--Africa, West--History.

Slave traders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 280 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]

Summary:

"The years between 1680 and 1720 saw the intensification of the regional slave trade in West Africa. Previous scholarship has focused almost exclusively on Africans and Afro-descendants as brokers in the region, placing Europeans as Atlantic intermediaries. This book argues that not only was European mediation in Africa deeply interwoven with endogenous trade networks, but also that it was eagerly desired by the powerful potentates of the hinterland as a means of increasing their political and economic power over the region. Examining the interconnected interests of coastal authorities and Europeans, this book demonstrates that Europeans were the key brokers in the diversification of slave trade routes to the shore"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Akwamu’s attempt to gain a monopoly

From a sacred to a common place: the diversity of coastal brokers

The case of John Thurloe

The power of the king

The Portuguese presence in local trade

English factories: the role of Petley Whybourne

Kasanje and Angola: singularities and common features

Pumbeiro: to be or not to be, that is the question

The kingdom of Africanisation

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based upon print version of record

Other Format:

Print version: Godinho Guarda, Maria Inês Europeans As Coastal Brokers in the West and West-Central African Slave Trade (1680-1720)

ISBN:

9789004730946

900473094X

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004633544 DOI

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license