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Author Blake, John W

Title West Africa 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
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (281 p.)
Series Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism Ser. ; v.48
Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism Ser
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. Castilo-Portuguese Rivalry in Senegambia, 1454-56 -- II. Portuguese Progress, Especially After the Grant to Fernao Gomes, 1456-75 -- III. The Challenge of Castile, 1475-80 -- IV. The Consolidation of the Portuguese Monopoly, 1480-1530 -- V. Trade and Fortification in West Africa, 1480-1578 -- VI. French Intervention in West Africa, 1530-53 -- VII. Triple Rivalry in West Africa, 1553-59
VIII. Monopoly on the Wane, 1559-78 -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781000858020
1000858022