The Middle Passage : : Comparative Studies in the Atlantic Slave Trade /

The Middle Passage : : Comparative Studies in the Atlantic Slave Trade / / Herbert S. Klein.

Herbert Klein's book makes several distinctive contributions to our understanding of the slave trade. It offers us the first systematic comparative study of major European slave traders based exclusively on archival sources. The author's minimization of the effect of overcrowded slave ship...

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Klein, Herbert S.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [1978]
©1978
Year of Publication:1978
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 5093
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Physical Description:1 online resource (308 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Tables and Graphs
  • Introduction
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter One. The American Demand for Slaves and the Afro-American Patterns of Settlement
  • Chapter Two. The Portuguese Slave Trade from Angola in the 18th Century
  • Chapter Three. The Trade in African Slaves to Rio de Janeiro, 1795-1811
  • Chapter Four. Shipping Patterns and Mortality in the African Slave Trade to Rio de Janeiro, 1825-1830
  • Chapter Five. The Internal Slave Trade in 19th-century Brazil
  • Chapter Six. Slaves and Shipping in 18th-Century Virginia
  • Chapter Seven. The English Slave Trade to Jamaica, 1782-1808
  • Chapter Eight. The French Slave Trade in the 18th Century
  • Chapter Nine. The Cuban Slave Trade in a Period of Transition, 1790-1843
  • Chapter Ten. Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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