West Africa: Quest for God and Gold, 1454-1578: A Survey of the First Century of White Enterprise in West Africa, with Particular R

ISBN-13: 9781032424958 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 266 str.

John W. Blake

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

John W. Blake