Download or read book Atlantic Ports and the First Globalisation c. 1850-1930 written by Miguel Suárez Bosa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Port cities were the means through which cultural and economic exchange took place between continental societies and the maritime world. In examining the ports of Brazil, the Caribbean and West Africa, this volume will provide fresh insight into the meaning of the 'First Globalisation'.