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Book SynopsisWest Africa (1977) surveys the first century of European enterprise rivalry, and exploitation in West Africa. It examines the achievements of the Portuguese during the century following their exploration of its shores, and the successive attempts of its rivals Castilians, the French and English to disrupt the commercial monopoly claimed by Portugal in West African waters.
Table of Contents1. Castilo-Portuguese Rivalry in Senegambia, 1454–56 2. Portuguese Progress, Especially after the Grant to Fernao Gomes, 1456–75 3. The Challenge of Castile, 1475–80 4. The Consolidation of the Portuguese Monopoly, 1480–1530 5. Trade and Fortification in West Africa, 1480–1578 6. French Intervention in West Africa, 1530–53 7. Triple Rivalry in West Africa, 1553–59 8. Monopoly on the Wane, 1559–78
