Ouidah - The Social History of a West African Slaving Port 1727-1892

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.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Law
• Publisher: James Currey
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.11.2004
• EAN: 9780852554975
• ISBN: 978-0-85255-497-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Illustrations: 5 line illus.
• Series: Western African Studies; Western African Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous