Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800 John Thornton

Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800

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Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800
Author
John Thornton
ISBN
9780521627245
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.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: John ThorntonPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 04/28/1998ISBN: 9780521627245Pages: 380Weight: 1.20lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Thornton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/28/1998
ISBN: 9780521627245
Pages: 380
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Thornton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/28/1998
ISBN: 9780521627245
Pages: 380
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d