The Atlantic Slave Trade

This compelling collection of material presents diverse interpretations of major issues in the history of slavery. An important volume in the Problems in World History series, the collection consists of sixteen essays which survey the slave trade in four continents: Africa, Europe, North America and South America. It contains a number of primary documents including contemporary European and rare African sources. The second edition now features A new section that explores the cultural and economic impact of the slave trade in Europe; The inclusion of the most recent scholarship on debates surrounding the Atlantic slave trade; Important issues such as the reasons behind African enslavement, relationship between Africans and Europeans and the origins of the abolition movement. A valuable edition to an enthralling series.

Table of Contents:
I. Why Were Africans Enslaved? Eric Williams, Economics, Not Racism, as the Root of Slavery Winthrop D. Jordan, The Simultaneous Invention of Slavery and Racism David Brion Davis, Sugar and Slavery from the Old to the New World David Eltis, The Cultural Roots of African Slavery II. The Slave Trade Within Africa Mungo Park, West Africa in the 1790s P.E.H. Hair, African Narratives of Enslavement Joseph C. Miller, West Central Africa Joseph E. Inikori, Guns for Slaves John Thornton, Warfare and Slavery III. The Middle Passage Olaudah Equiano, An African's Ordeal Thomas Fowell Buxton, An Abolitionist's Evidence Philip D. Curtin, A Historian's Recount Herbert S. Klein, Profits and Losses David Eltis and David Richardson, The Achievements of the "Numbers Game" IV. Effects in Africa John Hawkins, An Alliance to Raid for Slaves Walter Rodney, The Unequal Partnership Between Africans and Europeans Patrick Manning, Social and Demographic Transformations John Thornton, Africa's Effects on the Slave Trade V. Effects in Europe and the Americas Eric Williams, Slavery, Industrialization, and Abolition Seymour Drescher, The Williams Thesis after Fifty Years Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, An African Nation in Colonial Louisiana Philip D. Morgan, African Cultural Dynamics in the Americas VI. Abolition Adrian Hastings, Abolitionists Black and White Osei Bonsu and Eyo Honesty II, African Opponents of Abolition Howard Temperley, The Idea of Progress Michael Craton, Slave Revolts and the End of Slavery Suggestions for Further Reading

Review :
& quot; Professor Northrup's deft translations of the debates guide the student to comprehension without sacrificing complexity, nuance, and accuracy. The end-product is a text appropriate for all levels of university instruction.& quot; " Professor Northrup's deft translations of the debates guide the student to comprehension without sacrificing complexity, nuance, and accuracy. The end-product is a text appropriate for all levels of university instruction." "Professor Northrup's deft translations of the debates guide the student to comprehension without sacrificing complexity, nuance, and accuracy. The end-product is a text appropriate for all levels of university instruction."