Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps & Tables viii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Origins Ouidah Before the Dahomian Conquest 18
8. 2 The Dahomian Conquest of Ouidah 50
9. 3 Dahomian Ouidah 71
10. 4 The Operation of the Atlantic Slave Trade 123
11. 5 De Souza’s Ouidah The Era of the Illegal Slave Trade 1815–39 155
12. 6 The Era of Transition From Slaves to Palm Oil 1840–57 189
13. 7 Dissension & Decline Ouidah Under King Glele 1858–77 231
14. 8 From Dahomian to French Rule 1878–92 263
15. Sources & Bibliography 281
16. Index 298