| The Rise of African Slavery in the Americas Contributor(s): Eltis, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511583664 ISBN-13: 9780511583667 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $140.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - Social Science | Slavery |
| Dewey: 306.362 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Exploring the paradox of the concurrent development of slavery and freedom in the European domains, 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. |