Trade and politics in the Niger Delta, 1830-1885: an introduction to the economic and political history of Nigeria

I. INTRODUCTORY: THE PATTERN OF WEST AFRICAN TRADE AND POLITICS, 1481-1830 page 1 II. THE DELTA AND ITS PEOPLE 19 III. TRADE IN THE THIRTIES 47 IV. THE CITY-STATES AND THE TREATY SYSTEM 65 V. THE SLAVE-TRADE TREATIES 81 VI. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OIL TRADE 97 VII. THE RISE OF CONSULAR POWER 128 VIII. THE SLAVE REVOLTS 153 IX. BACKGROUND TO THE PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE OF 1865 166 X. THE RISE OF JA JA 182 XI. INLAND TRADE AND THE NIGER COMPANY 203 Appendix A. THE MINIMA AGREEMENT 219 Appendix B. TREATY BETWEEN KING PEPPLE OF BONNY AND THE CHIEFS OF ANDONY 221 Appendix C. BRITISH TREATY WITH OPOBO, 4 JANUARY 1873 223 NOTE ON THE SOURCES 224 INDEX 231