Sea ports and sea power : African maritime cultural landscapes /: African maritime cultural landscapes. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lynn Harris, editor.
• Editors: Harris, Lynn
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 930.1028/04; Social sciences; Underwater archaeology -- Africa; HISTORY -- Ancient -- General; Underwater archaeology; Social Science -- Anthropology -- Cultural; Cultural studies; Archaeology; Cultural heritage; Social Science -- Archaeology; Archaeology; Africa; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319469850; 3319469851; 3319469843; 9783319469843
• Related ISBNs: 9783319469843
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 22, 2016).
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