Atlantic Ports and the First Globalisation, c. 1850–1930 [electronic resource] /
Bosa, Miguel Suárez.editor.
Port cities were the means through which cultural and economic exchange took place between continental societies and the maritime world. In examining the ports of Brazil, the Caribbean and West Africa, this volume will provide fresh insight into the meaning of the 'First Globalisation'.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Maps; Preface and Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Atlantic Ports: An Interpretative Model; 2 The Ports of the Canary Islands: The Challenges of Modernity; 3 Porto Grande of S. Vicente: The Coal Business on an Atlantic Island; 4 The Port of Casablanca in the First Stage of the Protectorate; 5 The Port of Dakar: Technological Evolution, Management and Commercial Activity; 6 The Port of Lagos, 1850-1929: The Rise of West Africa's Leading Seaport; 7 Port of Havana: The Gateway of Cuba, 1850-1920
8 Port of La Guaira: From Public to Private Management9 The Emergence of Santos as a Coffee Port, 1869-1914; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Port cities were the means through which cultural and economic exchange took place between continental societies and the maritime world. In examining the ports of Brazil, the Caribbean and West Africa, this volume will provide fresh insight into the meaning of the 'First Globalisation'.
History, Modern.
Economic history.
World history.
Imperialism.
Modern History.
Economic History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.