The Rise of African Slavery in the Americas |
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| Author:
| Eltis, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-65231-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1999 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $133.95 |
Book Description:
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Exploring the paradox of the concurrent development of slavery and freedom in the European domains, Europeans and the Rise of African Slavery in the Americas provides a fresh interpretation of the development of the English Atlantic slave system. The book outlines a major African role in the evolution of the Atlantic societies before the nineteenth century and argues that the transatlantic slave trade was a result of African strength rather than African weakness. It also addresses...
More DescriptionExploring the paradox of the concurrent development of slavery and freedom in the European domains, Europeans and the Rise of African Slavery in the Americas provides a fresh interpretation of the development of the English Atlantic slave system. The book outlines a major African role in the evolution of the Atlantic societies before the nineteenth century and argues that the transatlantic slave trade was a result of African strength rather than African weakness. It also addresses changing patterns of group identity to account for the racial basis of slavery in the early modern Atlantic World.