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Sea ports and sea power : African maritime cultural landscapes
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Details
- Creator
- Lynn Harris, editor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- ISBNs
- 9783319469843, 3319469843, 9783319469850, 3319469851
- OCLC
- ocn966313036
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: Maritime Landscapes as an African Approach to Maritime Archaeology; Contents; List of Figures ; About the Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1: When Did the Swahili Become Maritime? A Reply to Jeffrey Fleisher et al. (2015); 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Background to the Academic Discourse on Maritime History of the Swahili Coast; 1.3 Documentary and Archaeological Evidence of Early Maritimity; 1.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Port of Badagry, a Point of No Return: Investigation of Maritime Slave Trade in Nigeria; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Background; 2.3 The Maritime Cultural Landscape
- 2.4 African Middlemen2.4.1 Chief Mobi (Mobee); 2.4.2 Chief Seriki Abass Williams; 2.5 Slave Relics; 2.6 Built Heritage and Places of Significance; 2.6.1 The Vlekete Slave Market; 2.6.2 Slave Barracoons; 2.6.3 Attenuation Well; 2.6.4 The Point of No Return; 2.7 Intangible Materials of Slave Trade in Badagry; 2.7.1 Songs; 2.7.2 Drama; 2.7.3 Freedom Dance; 2.7.4 Names and Festivals; 2.7.5 Badagry Festival; 2.7.6 Contemporary Beliefs and Philosophy of the Badagry People About the Slave Trade; 2.7.7 Attitude; 2.8 Conclusion; References
- Chapter 3: "A Gulf Between the Mountains": Slavers, Whalers, and Fishers in False Bay, Cape Colony3.1 Introduction; 3.2 False Bay and Simon's Town; 3.3 Slaves and Seafaring; 3.4 Whaling and Fishing; 3.5 Kroomen; 3.6 Material Culture and Memory; 3.6.1 Buildings and Exhibits; 3.6.2 Cemetery; 3.6.3 Simon's Town Gravestone Data on Kroomen Serving on British Ships in Late 1800s; 3.6.4 Fishing Culture; 3.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Technology and Empire: A Comparative Analysis of British and Dutch Maritime Technologies During the Napoleonic Era (1792-1815); 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Cape Town: Global Politics on a Local Scale4.3 Bato: History of the Dutch 74-Gun Ship of Line; 4.4 Brunswick: History of the British East Indiaman; 4.5 Archaeology and Analysis of Bato and Brunswick; 4.5.1 Scantling Measurements and Ship Construction; 4.5.2 Iron Knee Measurements; 4.5.3 Wood Samples; 4.5.4 Copper Analysis; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Bay of Storms and Tavern of the Seas: The Role of Risk in the Maritime Cultural Landscape of the Cape Town Harbour; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 A Maritime Cultural Landscapes Approach; 5.2.1 Risk and the Maritime Cultural Landscape
- 5.3 Methodology5.4 Historical Background; 5.5 Evidence of Risk in Table Bay; 5.5.1 The Bay of Storms; 5.5.2 Shipping Risks; 5.6 Risk Mitigation Strategies in Table Bay; 5.6.1 Protection of Ships in the Bay; 5.6.2 Management of Harbour Operations; 5.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: World War I Shipwrecks of the Western Indian Ocean of Tanzania: Neglected Underwater Heritage Resources; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Overview of WWI Shipwreck Sites; 6.3 The State of Shipwreck Research; 6.4 Challenges in Shipwreck Management; 6.5 The Future of Shipwreck Heritage Management; 6.6 Conclusion; References