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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815798203321

Titolo

Atlantic Ports and the First Globalisation, c. 1850–1930 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Miguel Suárez Bosa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014

ISBN

1-349-46031-1

1-137-32798-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series

Disciplina

380.9182109034

Soggetti

History, Modern

Economic history

World history

Imperialism

Modern History

Economic History

World History, Global and Transnational History

Imperialism and Colonialism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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'.