The rise of African slavery in the Americas

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. Frontmatter (page N/A) List of Tables (page ix) List of Maps (page xii) Preface (page xiii) Abbreviations (page xvii) 1 Slavery and Freedom in the Early Modern World (page 1) 2 The English, the Dutch, and Transoceanic Migration (page 29) 3 Europeans and African Slavery in the Americas (page 57) 4 Gender and Slavery in the Early Modern Atlantic World (page 85) 5 Productivity in the Slave Trade (page 114) 6 Africa and Europe in the Early Modern Era (page 137) 7 The African Impact on the Transatlantic Slave Trade (page 164) 8 The English Plantation Americas in Comparative Perspective (page 193) 9 Ethnicity in the Early Modern Atlantic World (page 224) 10 Europe and the Atlantic Slave Systems (page 258) Epilogue on Abolition (page 281) Appendix A The Age and Sex of Africans in the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1663-1713 (page 285) Appendix B Slave-Price Appendix (page 293) Appendix C Merchandise Imported to West Africa, 1662-1713 (page 299) Appendix D Valuations of Produce Exports from the Leeward Islands in 1700 (page 303) Backmatter (page 307) Sources and Bibliography (page 315) Index (page 339) "Why were the countries with the most developed institutions of individual freedom also the leaders in establishing the most exploitative system of slavery that the world has ever seen? In seeking to provide new answers to this question, The Rise of African Slavery in the Americas examines the development of the English Atlantic slave system between 1650 and 1800. 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. Exploring the paradox of the concurrent development of slavery and freedom in the European domains, David Eltis provides a fresh interpretation of this difficult historical problem. Winner of the Frederick Douglass Prize." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam029/99013352.html. Why were the countries with the most developed institutions of individual freedom also the leaders in establishing the most exploitative system of slavery that the world has ever seen? To provide answers to this question, this book examines the development of the English Atlantic slave system between 1650 and 1800. 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. Exploring the paradox of the concurrent development of slavery and freedom in the European domains, the author provides an interpretation of this difficult historical problem "BY 1700, the two European nations generally regarded as having the most advanced capitalist culture, England and the Netherlands, had moved further away than any country in Europe from subjecting their citizens to overtly forced labor."

this Book Provides A Fresh Interpretation Of The Development Of The English Atlantic Slave System.