Daniel B. Domingues Da Silva

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

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Produktbeschreibung

This book traces the inland origins of slaves leaving West Central Africa at the peak period of the transatlantic slave trade.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781316628959
• ISBN-10: 1316628957
• Artikelnr.: 56546201

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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.