Kenneth A. Loparo 
Atlantic Ports and the First Globalisation c. 1850-1930 

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’.

Содержание

1. Atlantic ports: A Theoretical Model; Miguel Suárez Bosa 2. The Ports of the Canary Islands: The Challenges of Modernity; Luis Gabriel Cabrera Armas 3. Porto Grande of S. Vicente: The Coal Business on an Atlantic Island; Ana Prata 4. The Port of Casablanca in the First Stage of the Protectorate; Miguel Suárez Bosa and Leila Maziane 5. The Port of Dakar: Technological Evolution, Management and Commercial Activity; Daniel Castillo Hidalgo 6. The Port of Lagos, 1850-1929: The Rise of West Africa’s Leading Seaport; Ayodeji Olukoju 7. Port of Havana: The Gateway of Cuba (1850-1920); Francisco Suárez Viera 8. Port of La Guaira: From Public to Private Management; Catalina Banko 9. The Emergence of Santos as a Port of Coffee (1869-1914); Cezar Teixeira Honorato and Luiz Cláudio M. Ribeiro

Об авторе

Luis Gabriel Cabrera Armas, University of La Laguna, Spain Ana Filipa Prata, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Leila Maziane, Hassan II Mohammedia/Casablanca University Daniel Castillo Hidalgo, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Ayodeji Olukoju, University of Lagos, Nigeri Francisco Suárez Viera, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Catalina Banko, Lecturer, Venezuela César Teixeira Honorato, University Federal Fluminense, Brazil Luiz Cláudio M.Ribeiro, University Federal do Espirito Santo, Brazil.