Abstract
Abstract This introduction provides an overview of the main arguments and structure of the book. It introduces the state of the art with respect to the history of international law and empire in West Africa and proposes an approach that relies on the analysis of legal instruments and international legal discourse to contextualize existing narratives. It argues in favour of an approach that moves beyond the traditional focus on treaties that cede sovereignty and territory or on Western legal treatises and that recognizes the inherent scattered nature of empire-building. It explains who the main protagonists of empire-building in West Africa were and the manner in which they employed an international legal ‘vernacular’ to create and interpret legal instruments to further their interests.
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