Aguida Gonçalves da Silva, une dona à Benguela à la fin du xviiie siècle

This article discusses the role of women in the commercial elites of Benguela, in West Central Africa. Many of the local female traders married foreign merchants and colonial agents, which allowed them to act as cultural brokers, linking the Atlantic and inland elites. Looking at the case of an indi...

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Main Author: Mariana P. Candido
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Maison des Science de l'Homme 2012-05-01
Series:Brésil(s)
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/bresils/675