The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780-1867

AvDaniel B. Domingues da Silva

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780-1867 traces the inland origins of slaves leaving West Central Africa at the peak period of the transatlantic slave trade. Drawing on archival sources from Angola, Brazil, England, and Portugal, Daniel B. Domingues da Silva explores not only the origins of the slaves forced into the trade but also the commodities for which they were exchanged and their methods of enslavement. Further, the book examines the evolution of the trade over time, its organization, the demographic profile of the population transported, the enslavers' motivations to participate in this activity, and the Africans' experience of enslavement and transportation across the Atlantic. Domingues da Silva also offers a detailed 'geography of enslavement', including information on the homelands of the enslaved Africans and their destination in the Americas.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-05-23
Mått:153 x 230 x 20 mm
Vikt:400 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies on the African Diaspora
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781316628959

Utforska kategorier

Slaveri inom Historia och arkeologi
Afrikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Daniel B. Domingues da Silva is Assistant Professor of African history at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

Recensioner i media

'Through the masterful application of quantitative methods, Domingues da Silva rewrites the history of the slave trade from West Central Africa. No longer do we have to guess at slaving patterns and at the demographic impact of those patterns on particular communities. Indeed, Domingues da Silva shows the value of carefully constructed databases for answering questions that have been debated time and time again.' Walter Hawthorne, Michigan State University

Innehållsförteckning

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.

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