The Atlantic Slave Trade

The Atlantic Slave Trade examines the four hundred years of Atlantic slave trade.

Herbert S. Klein (Author)

9780521182508, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 26 April 2010

264 pages, 14 b/w illus. 4 maps 8 tables
22.8 x 16.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.36 kg

"...updated and greatly expanded quantitative data set on the involvement of Portuguese and Spanish ships in the Atlantic trade strengthens his already compelling arguments about the importance of the South Atlantic to this enterprise." -Sandra E. Greene, African Studies Review

This survey is a synthesis of the economic, social, cultural, and political history of the Atlantic slave trade, providing the general reader with a basic understanding of the current state of scholarly knowledge of forced African migration and compares this knowledge to popular beliefs. The Atlantic Slave Trade examines the four hundred years of Atlantic slave trade, covering the West and East African experiences, as well as all the American colonies and republics that obtained slaves from Africa. It outlines both the common features of this trade and the local differences that developed. It discusses the slave trade's economics, politics, demographic impact, and cultural implications in relationship to Africa as well as America. Finally, it places the slave trade in the context of world trade and examines the role it played in the growing relationship between Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. This new edition incorporates the latest findings of the last decade in slave trade studies carried out in Europe and America. It also includes new data on the slave trade voyages which have just recently been made available to the public.

Introduction
1. Slavery in Western development
2. American labor demand
3. Africa at the time of the Atlantic slave trade
4. The European organization of the slave trade
5. The African organization of the slave trade
6. The middle passage
7. Social and cultural impact of the slave trade on America
8. The end of the slave trade
Appendix tables
Bibliographic essay.

Subject Areas: Slavery & abolition of slavery [HBTS], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH], General & world history [HBG]