Atlantic Slave Trade From West Central Africa, 1780-1867

Informationen zum Autor Daniel B. Domingues da Silva is Assistant Professor of African history at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Klappentext This book traces the inland origins of slaves leaving West Central Africa at the peak period of the transatlantic slave trade. Zusammenfassung This book traces the origins of Africans forced into the Atlantic from West Central Africa during the peak period of the transatlantic slave trade. Richly adorned with tables! figures! and vivid quotations! it will appeal to scholars of Africa and the African Diaspora! graduate students! and genealogists. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Atlantic slave trade in the century of abolition; 2. The commercial organization of the slave trade; 3. The origins of slaves leaving West Central Africa; 4. The demographic profile of the enslaved population; 5. African patterns of consumption; 6. Experiences and methods of enslavement; Conclusion; Appendix A. Slave origins data; Appendix B. Slave prices data; Appendix C. Exchange commodities data; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel B. Domingues da Silva, Daniel B. (Rice University Domingues Da Silva
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.06.2017
• EAN: 9781107176263
• ISBN: 978-1-107-17626-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Cambridge Studies on the African Diaspora; Cambridge Studies on the African Diaspora
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / Africa / West, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, African History, West Africa, Slavery & abolition of slavery, C 1700 To C 1800, Slavery and abolition of slavery