The Rise of African Slavery in the Americas - Hardback

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
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 28, 1999
• | Number of Pages: 372 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0521652316
• | ISBN-13: 9780521652315