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Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800
Hardback
Main Details
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Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Thornton
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| Series | Studies in Comparative World History |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:380 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | African history
International trade |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521622172
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| Classifications | Dewey:382.096 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | | General | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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| Edition |
2nd Revised edition
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| Illustrations |
5 Maps; 5 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
28 April 1998 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book explores Africa's involvement in the Atlantic world from the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries. It focuses especially on the causes and consequences of the slave trade, in Africa, in Europe, and in the New World. Prior to 1680, Africa's economic and military strength enabled African elites to determine how trade with Europe developed. Thornton examines the dynamics that made slaves so necessary to European colonizers. He explains why African slaves were placed in significant roles. Estate structure and demography affected the capacity of slaves to form a self-sustaining society and behave as cultural actors. This second edition contains a new chapter on eighteenth century developments.
Reviews'A major contribution ... the strongest and most articulate statement that Africa and Africans were not passive agents ... provocative and insightful.' Paul E. Lovejoy, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
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