Slave Traders by Invitation

Cover
Half-title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Maps
Introduction
Part A: Structures And Trends
	1. The Slave Coast: A General Presentation
	2. Historiography, Sources and Epistemology
	3. Societal, Religious and Political Structures: A Model
	4. Some Concrete, Practical Implications
	5. A Few Comments on Certain Economic Matters
	6. The Database and the Slave Trade from the Slave Coast
Part B: Chronological Overview: Early Days to the 1720s
	1. Focus on the European Side
	2. The African Side: Early/Legendary Past
	3. Allada, Its Vassals and Neighbours, and the Europeans
	4. Dahomey and Its Neighbours: Early Beginnings and After
	5. Convulsions Further West
	6. The 1680s-1720s: An Overview
Part C: Chronological Overview: The 1720s –1850/51
	1. The Dramatic and Decisive 1720s
	2. Aftermath and General Considerations
	3. Near Disaster: The First Years of the Tegbesu Era
	4. More about the Tegbesu Era
	5. Continuation
	6. The Long Goodbye
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index