Africa and Africans in the making of the Atlantic world, 1400-1800 /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
John Thornton.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd edition.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxxvi, 340 pages :
Other Physical Details
maps ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Studies in comparative world history
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"This book explores Africa's involvement in the Atlantic world from the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries. It focuses especially on the causes and consequences of the slave trade, in Africa, in Europe, and in the New World. Prior to 1680, Africa's economic and military strength enabled African elites to determine how trade with Europe developed. Thornton examines the dynamics which made slaves so necessary to European colonizers. This edition contains a new chapter extending the story into the eighteenth century."--Jacket.