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African Seaports in Transition, 1850–1880s

In: African Seaports and Maritime Economics in Historical Perspective

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  • Guy Saupin

    (University of Nantes)

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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.

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  • Guy Saupin, 2020. "African Seaports in Transition, 1850–1880s," Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics, in: Ayodeji Olukoju & Daniel Castillo Hidalgo (ed.), African Seaports and Maritime Economics in Historical Perspective, chapter 0, pages 17-44, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:psmchp:978-3-030-41399-6_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41399-6_2
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