African Seaports in Transition, 1850–1880s

Guy Saupin ()
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Guy Saupin: University of Nantes

Chapter Chapter 2 in African Seaports and Maritime Economics in Historical Perspective, 2020, pp 17-44 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter analyses the role played by the African coastal towns during the transition period running from 1840 to 1880. It was a period characterized by the definitive decline in the slave trade and the development of legitimate trade built on raw commodities, which also changed the political structures as well as the agency role played by the African populations. Thus, this chapter studies the introduction of early colonial policies and the way in which those policies affected the port-villages’ systems during the second half of the nineteenth century. Hence, it explores the transformations in port infrastructures and their interaction with inland transport infrastructures, taking into account the resilience of traditional transport systems. Finally, the author provides an overview of the emergence of incumbent maritime hierarchies throughout the continent.

Keywords: Port cities; Africa; Nineteenth century; Slavery; Legitimate trade; Port modernization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41399-6_2

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