West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce: The Senegal River Valley, 1700-1860 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521534529)

The author shows how the societies of West Africa were transformed by the slave trade. The growth of the Atlantic trade stimulated the development of slavery within the region, with slaves working in the river and coasting trades or producing surplus grain to feed slaves in transit. A few held pivotal positions in the political structure of the coastal kingdoms of Senegambia. This local slave system had far-reaching consequences, leading to religious protest and slave rebellions. The changes in agricultural production fostered an ecological crisis.

Author: James F. Searing
ISBN-10: 0521534526
ISBN-13: 9780521534529
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2003
Pages: 268
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.00w x 0.70d