The Rise of African Slavery in the Americas (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521652315)

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.

Author: David Eltis
ISBN-10: 0521652316
ISBN-13: 9780521652315
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/28/1999
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.26w x 1.13d