Arial0000,0000,9999Curto,
José C
Enslaving spirits : the Portuguese-Brazilian alcohol trade at
Luanda and its Hinterland, c. 1550-1830 / by José C. Curto
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 204.
Introduction: Alcohol as History in Africa
1
Ch. 1
Alcohol in Early Modern West Central Africa
19
Ch. 2
The Introduction of Bacchus Into West Central Africa
42
Ch. 3
The Reign of Bacchus: Portuguese Alcohol at Luanda and its
Hinterland During the Early Slave Trade, c. 1550-1649
53
Ch. 4
The Downfall of Bacchus: Brazilian Traders, Portuguese
Capitalists and the Struggle for the Alcohol Trade at Luanda and its
Hinterland, c. 1650-1699
66
Ch. 5
The Long Century of Gerebita: The Luso-Brazilian Alcohol Trade
at Luanda and its Hinterland, c. 1700-1830
89
Ch. 6
The Profits of Luso-Brazilian Alcohol in Slaving at Luanda and
its Hinterland
130
Ch. 7
Underpinning the Slave Trade: Other Uses of Luso-Brazilian
Alcohol in Luanda and its Hinterland, c. 1575-1830
148
Conclusion: The Impact of Portuguese and Brazilian Intoxicants
185
App.: Graphs
202
Bibliography
226
Index
249
xiv, 252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-247) and index
ISBN
9004131752