Enslaving Spirits : : The Portuguese-Brazilian Alcohol Trade at Luanda and its Hinterland, c. 1550-1830 /

Enslaving Spirits : : The Portuguese-Brazilian Alcohol Trade at Luanda and its Hinterland, c. 1550-1830 / / José C. Curto.

Long recognized as having played many important roles in the slave export trade of western Africa, foreign alcohol and its various functions within this context have nevertheless escaped systematic analysis. This volume focuses on the topic at Luanda and its Hinterland, where the connections between...

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Superior document:The Atlantic World ; 2
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Curto, José C.,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2004.
Year of Publication:2004
Language:English
Series:The Atlantic World ; 2.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Maps and Illustrations
  • Introduction: Alcohol as History in Africa
  • 1. Alcohol in Early Modern West Central Africa
  • 2. The Introduction of Bacchus Into West Central Africa
  • 3. The Reign of Bacchus: Portuguese Alcohol at Luanda and its Hinterland During the Early Slave Trade, c. 1550-1649
  • 4. The Downfall of Bacchus: Brazilian Traders, Portuguese Capitalists and the Struggle for the Alcohol Trade at Luanda and its Hinterland, c. 1650-1699
  • 5. The Long Century of Gerebita: The Luso-Brazilian Alcohol Trade at Luanda and its Hinterland, c. 1700-1830
  • 6. The Profits of Luso-Brazilian Alcohol in Slaving at Luanda and its Hinterland
  • 7. Underpinning the Slave Trade: Other Uses of Luso-Brazilian Alcohol in Luanda and its Hinterland, c. 1575-1830
  • Conclusion: The Impact of Portuguese and Brazilian Intoxicants
  • Appendix: Graphs
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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