John W. Blake

West Africa (eBook, ePUB)

Quest for God and Gold, 1454-1578: A Survey of the First Century of White Enterprise in West Africa, with Particular Reference to the Achievement of the Portuguese and their Rivalries with other European Powers

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000858020
• Artikelnr.: 67584152

Autorenporträt

John W. Blake

Inhaltsangabe

1. Castilo-Portuguese Rivalry in Senegambia
1454-56 2. Portuguese Progress
Especially after the Grant to Fernao Gomes
1456-75 3. The Challenge of Castile
1475-80 4. The Consolidation of the Portuguese Monopoly
1480-1530 5. Trade and Fortification in West Africa
1480-1578 6. French Intervention in West Africa
1530-53 7. Triple Rivalry in West Africa
1553-59 8. Monopoly on the Wane
1559-78