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The Atlantic slave trade / Herbert S. Klein.

Klein, Herbert S. (Author).

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"This survey is a synthesis of the economic, social, cultural, and political history of the Atlantic slave trade, providing the general reader with a basic understanding of the current state of scholarly knowledge of forced African migration and compares this knowledge to popular beliefs. The Atlantic Slave Trade examines the four hundred years of Atlantic slave trade, covering the West and East African experiences, as well as all the American colonies and republics that obtained slaves from Africa. It outlines both the common features of this trade and the local differences that developed. It discusses the slave trade's economics, politics, demographic impact, and cultural implications in relationship to Africa as well as America. Finally, it places the slave trade in the context of world trade and examines the role it played in the growing relationship between Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. This new edition incorporates the latest findings of the last decade in slave trade studies carried out in Europe and America. It also includes new data on the slave trade voyages which have justrecently been made available to the public"--Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780521182508
  • ISBN: 0521182506
  • ISBN: 9780521766302
  • ISBN: 0521766303
  • Physical Description: xx, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: 2nd ed., New ed.
  • Publisher: Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Slavery in Western development -- American labor demand -- Africa at the time of the Atlantic slave trade -- The European organization of the slave trade -- The African organization of the slave trade -- The middle passage -- Social and cultural impact of the slave trade on America -- The end of the slave trade.

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The Atlantic Slave Trade

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This new edition of Klein's accessible introduction to the Atlantic slave trade (1st ed., CH, Oct'99, 37-1079) integrates the continued advancements of knowledge that occurred within the past decade. In this new edition, Klein (Stanford) pays particular attention to the work on the subject being produced in Africa, Latin America, and France while integrating the continued quest to quantify the Atlantic slave trade through the data publicly available at The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database . The book's structure has not changed; the organization is still topical, and Klein works to alleviate some of the common remaining misconceptions of the slave trade. Designed to introduce the current understanding of the Atlantic slave trade to a general readership, the book does an excellent job exploring multiple aspects of the subject, including why African slavery, African and European participation in the trade, and the consequences of the trade, while demonstrating that the slave trade was not static but changed over time and place. The work, which includes maps, numerous updated figures and tables, and a bibliographical essay, provides a solid introduction for those new to the field. Suitable for both library and classroom use. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels/libraries. T. M. Reese Univ. of North Dakota

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