Mastering the Niger - James Macqueen s African Geography Struggle Over Atlantic Slavery

Examines the inspirations and foundations for James MacQueen's geographical theory as well as its reception, arguing that Atlantic slavery and ideas for alternatives to it helped produce geographical knowledge, while geographical discourse informed the struggle over slavery.

About the author

David Lambert is a reader of Caribbean history in the Department of History at the University of Warwick, UK, and director of the Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies. He is the author of "White Creole Culture, Politics and Identity during the Age of Abolition" and coeditor of "Colonial Lives Across the British Empire." He lives in Reading, UK.

Summary

Examines the inspirations and foundations for James MacQueen's geographical theory as well as its reception, arguing that Atlantic slavery and ideas for alternatives to it helped produce geographical knowledge, while geographical discourse informed the struggle over slavery.

Product details

• Authors: David Lambert
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2013
• EAN: 9780226078069
• ISBN: 978-0-226-07806-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / Historical Geography, African History, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Historical Geography, Slavery and abolition of slavery