Colonial Encounters: Issues of Culture, Hybridity and Creolisation: Portuguese Mercantile Settlers in West Africa
(Part of the Studies in the Intercultural History of Christianity Series)
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This book explores the first encounter in the mid-fifteenth century between Western Europe and the West African Coast, arguing that it did not produce hostility, but rather a climate of beneficial mutual exchange. It examines West African pre-colonial social history and asserts that around the year 1500 West Africa became a safe haven for those fleeing political or religious persecution in Europe. Among them were mercantile settlers, Tangom os or...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:3631527799
ISBN13:9783631527795
Release Date:June 2007
Publisher:Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.63 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"
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