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MEMOIRS OF GIAMBATTISTA SCALA
CONSUL OF HIS ITALIAN MAJESTY IN LAGOS IN GUINEA (1862) |
| By: |
Giambattista Scala, Robert Smith (Editor), Brenda Packman (Trans) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£9.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
019726204X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780197262047 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
13 April, 2000 |
| Series: |
Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African History v.2 |
| Pages: |
156 |
| Translated from: |
Italian |
| Description: |
These memoirs of Giambattista Scala cover the time from 1852 to 1859 when he was a pioneer in the "legitimate" trade which was replacing the Atlantic slave trade. He witnessed and recorded the collapse of the slave traffic and the growth of trade in palm products from West Africa to Europe. |
| Synopsis: |
This is the first English edition of the Memoirs of Giambattista Scala, who from 1852 to 1859 was a pioneer in the 'legitimate' trade which was replacing the Atlantic slave trade. From his vantage point in Lagos, Scala witnessed and recorded the dying years of the slave traffic and the growth of an export trade from West Africa to Europe, notably in palm products. From 1855 he also served as Sardinian Consul, and observed the growth of British influence within Lagos and the surrounding parts of southern Yorubaland. Originally published in 1862, these Memoirs provide an intelligent account both of life among the Yoruba and of the small, mixed community of Europeans, traders, and missionaries now settling in Lagos. |
| Illustrations: |
1 halftone, 4 line drawings |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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