Research Catalog

Title

The Atlantic slave trade from West Central Africa, 1780-1867 / Daniel B. Domingues Da Silva.

Author

Domingues da Silva, Daniel B.

Publication

• Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
• ©2017

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Details

Description

xv, 231 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Summary

The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa traces for the first time the origins of slaves leaving West Central Africa at the peak period of the transatlantic slave trade. West Central Africa was one of the principal sources of slaves for the Americas. During the nineteenth century, the importance of the region as a supplier of slaves increased as a result of the suppression of the trade north of the Equator. Although some nations retreated from the business early in that century, others remained active, expanding their activities along the coast of West Central Africa. Some scholars of the slave trade claim that a quest for political power motivated Africans to sell one another into the transatlantic commerce as prisoners of war. They argue that the expansion of the slave trade from West Central Africa in the nineteenth century increased the incidence of warfare in the region, which in turn spread the enslaving frontiers further into the region's interior. However, as this book demonstrates, the rate of slaves leaving from West Central Africa remained relatively constant from the lat eighteenth until the mid-nineteenth century, with slaves originating from places much closer to the coast than previously thought. Moreover, the book shows that cultural and economic motivations were also important factors shaping the participation of Africans in the slave trade. More Africans engaged in this activity than a handful of rulers and warlords, but their participation depended significantly on the ability of merchants in Europe and the Americas to deliver the goods required for exchanging for slaves.--Abstract.

Series Statement

Cambridge Studies on the African Diaspora

Uniform Title

Cambridge studies on the African diaspora.

Subjects

• Slave trade
• Slavery
• Slave trade > Atlantic Coast (Africa, Central) > History
• Africa, Central > Atlantic Coast
• Angola
• Slave trade > Angola > History
• History
• Slavery > Africa, Central > History
• Slavery > Angola > History
• Slave trade > Africa, Central > History

Genre/Form

History.

Note

• Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Emory University, Atlanta, 2011, titled: Crossroads : slave frontiers of Angola, c.1780-1867.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The Atlantic slave trade in the century of abolition -- The commercial organization of the slave trade -- The origins of slaves leaving West Central Africa -- The demographic profile of the enslaved population -- African patterns of consumption -- Experiences and methods of enslavement -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Slave origins data -- Appendix B. Slave prices data -- Appendix C. Exchange commodities data.

Call Number

Sc E 18-428

ISBN

• 9781107176263
• 1107176263

LCCN

• 2017019026
• 40027313744

OCLC

970613735

Author

Domingues da Silva, Daniel B., author.

Title

The Atlantic slave trade from West Central Africa, 1780-1867 / Daniel B. Domingues Da Silva.

Publisher

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Copyright Date

©2017

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Cambridge Studies on the African Diaspora

Cambridge studies on the African diaspora.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Standard Identifier

40027313744

Research Call Number

Sc E 18-428

JFE 19-708