Saltwater Slavery - A Middle Passage From Africa to American Diaspora

Informationen zum Autor Stephanie E. Smallwood is Associate Professor of History at the University of Washington, Seattle. Klappentext In this stark depiction of slaves and their utter alienation from the most basic norms of everyday life, ' Smallwood simultaneously delivers a lucid popular history and expands scholarly understanding of slavery with a thorough, clear-eyed look at the dreaded Middle Passage and how it shaped the slave experience."Publishers Weekly" Zusammenfassung This bold! innovative book promises to radically alter our understanding of the Atlantic slave trade! and the depths of its horrors. Smallwood offers a penetrating look at the process of enslavement from its African origins through the Middle Passage and into the American slave market. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Gold Coast and the Atlantic Market for People 2. Turning African Captives into Atlantic Commodities 3. The Political Economy of the Slave Ship 4. The Anomalous Intimacies of the Slave Cargo 5. The Living Dead aboard the Slave Ship at Sea 6. Turning Atlantic Commodities into American Slaves 7. Life and Death in Diaspora Conclusion: Saltwater Slavery in Memory and History Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie E. Smallwood, Smallwood Stephanie E.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2008
• EAN: 9780674030688
• ISBN: 978-0-674-03068-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Afrika, 17. Jahrhundert (1600 bis 1699 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, 18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.), History, Sklaverei und Abschaffung der Sklaverei, Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), maritime history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Slavery and abolition of slavery