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West Africa (1977) surveys the first century of European enterprise - rivalry, and exploitation - in West Africa. It examines the Portuguese, and the successive attempts of its rivals - Castilians, the French and English - to disrupt the commercial monopoly claimed by Portugal in West African waters.
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West Africa (1977) surveys the first century of European enterprise – rivalry, and exploitation – in West Africa. It examines the Portuguese, and the successive attempts of its rivals – Castilians, the French and English – to disrupt the commercial monopoly claimed by Portugal in West African waters.