Coffee and Colonialism in Angola, 1820-1960

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English

James Currey
24 June 2025

African history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Colonialism & imperialism; Slavery & abolition of slavery; Economic history

New perspective on Angolan colonial and labour history, which explores how cultivation of coffee, the country's most significant export, shaped one of the oldest commercial frontiers in sub-Saharan Africa.

After the Second World War, Angola became one of the world's largest coffee producers, supplying robusta beans that formed the backbone of popular blends and soluble products consumed by millions worldwide. But each cup of coffee made with Angolan robustas carried with it a legacy of land expropriation and coerced labour. Coffee and Colonialism delves into the systematic exploitation of black workers on white settler plantations in Angola, where labour practices often evoked memories of slavery.

This book traces the origins of Angola's coffee trade to the early nineteenth century, examining how the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade gave rise to a new export-driven economy. As global demand for coffee surged, Portuguese colonizers transformed a thriving peasant economy into a settler-dominated system that, while highly productive, was profoundly exploitative and inefficient. Drawing upon extensive archival research, this work provides a compelling analysis of the intersections between colonialism, labour, property, and global trade, uncovering the political economy underpinning one of Africa's most enduring commodity frontiers.

By: Jelmer Vos (Contributor)
Imprint: James Currey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 666g
ISBN: 9781847013569
ISBN 10: 1847013562
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 24 June 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of illustrations Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Introduction 1. Out of the Slave Trade 2. Coffee Frontier 3. Angola Writes New Chapter' 4. Paths Taken and Not Taken 5. Out of Slavery 6. 'Slaves on Their Own Land' 7. What Angolans Got for Their Coffee Epilogue Bibliography Index

JELMER VOS is Senior Lecturer in Global History at the University of Glasgow. His publications include Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860-1913: The Breakdown of a Moral Order (2015) and The Oxford Handbook of Commodity History, with J. Curry-Machado, J. Stubbs and W. G. Clarence-Smith (2024).

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