Negociação e resistência na cidade de Bonny no século XIX: O caso do Rei William Pepple

Abstract

This paper intends to present the dynamics of the crisis of "traditional" power in Bonny Town during the XIXth century, in front of the constant British interventions in local politics. The aim is to show how this Atlantic relations were important to configure the local socio political structure emphasising the situation of contact that dominates the scene in the west African coast. The work also makes a brief presentation of the historical formation of the Niger Delta societies and the main body of sources are Richard Francis Burton's travel writings, who was British consul to the Bight of Biafra within 1861-1864, and also the consular reports found at the Public Record Office in London.