Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World,

Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800 (Studies in Comparative World History)

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 which 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.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 5 Maps; 5 Line drawings, unspecified
ReleaseDate 1998-04-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780521627245

Country	USA
Brand	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	5 Maps; 5 Line drawings, unspecified
ReleaseDate	1998-04-28
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780521627245

Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800 (Studies in Comparative World History)