| Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760a 1900 Contributor(s): Mann, Kristin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253222354 ISBN-13: 9780253222350 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - Social Science | Slavery - History | Africa - West |
| Dewey: 306.362 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.80 lbs) 488 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Central Africa - Cultural Region - West Africa - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Slavery and the Birth of an African City explores the reasons for Lagos's sudden rise to power. By linking the histories of international slave markets to those of the regional suppliers and slave traders, Kristin Mann shows how the African slave trade forever altered the destiny of the tiny kingdom of Lagos. This magisterial work uncovers the relationship between African slavery and the growth of one of Africa's most vibrant cities. |
