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Slavery and the birth of an African city : Lagos, 1760-1900
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Slavery and the birth of an African city : Lagos, 1760-1900

Kristin Mann

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The rise of Lagos as an Atlantic port, c. 1760-1851
Trade, oligarchy, and the transformation of the precolonial state
The original sin : anti-slavery, imperial expansion, and early colonial rule
Innocent commerce : boom and bust in the palm produce trade
Britain and domestic slavery
Redefining the owner-slave relationship : work, ideology, and the demand for people
The changing meaning of land in the urban economy and culture
Strategies of struggle and mechanisms of control : quotidian conflicts and court cases.

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Slavery and the birth of an African city : Lagos, 1760-1900 by Kristin Mann. ISBN 9780253348845. Published by Indiana University Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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