Migration, trade, and slavery in an expanding world : : essays in honor of Pieter Emmer / / edited by Wim Klooster.

• Superior document: European expansion and indigenous response, v. 2
• TeilnehmendeR: Klooster, Wim.; Emmer, P. C.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: European expansion and indigenous response ; v. 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Chapter One. War, Colonization, And Migration Over Five Centuries /; Chapter Two. Maritime Powers, Colonial Powers: The Role Of Migration (C. 1492-1792) /; Chapter Three. Dutch Labor Migration To West Africa (C. 1590-1674) /; Chapter Four. Soldiers And Merchants: Aspects Of Migration From Europe To Asia In The Dutch East India Company In The Eighteenth Century /; Chapter Five. New Christians, Jews, And Amsterdam At The Crossroads Of Expansion Systems /; Chapter Six. Social Outcomes Of Trade Relations: Encounters Between Africans And Europeans In The Hubs Of The Slave Trade On The Guinea Coast /; Chapter Seven. Slavery In The De Bry Collection: The Formation Of A Worldwide Comparative Perspective /; Chapter Eight. The Representation Of Slaves And Slavery In The Writing Of The Natural History Of The West Indies During The Early Modern Centuries: French And English Contributions Compared /; Chapter Nine. Abolition And Identity In The Very Long Run /; Chapter Ten. Divergent Paths: The Anglo-American Abolitions Of The Atlantic Slave Trade /; Chapter Eleven. The Transformation And Downfall Of Plantation Culture In Suriname /; Chapter Twelve. History Brought Home: Postcolonial Migrations And The Dutch Rediscovery Of Slavery /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1282401394; 9786612401398; 9047429648
• ISSN: 1873-8974
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Wim Klooster.

The twelve essays explore three connected aspects of European expansion in the period between 1500 and 1900 - migration, trade, and slavery - with some attention given to present-day echoes from that era. The book's first section deals with European migration to transatlantic and Asian destinations, the second and third sections focus on the Atlantic slave trade and representations of slavery, and the final section analyzes the demise and legacy of slavery. The authors reach surprising conclusions: European expansion did not entail major economic benefits; the small scale of the Europeans' intercontinental migration never jeopardized their colonial projects; and the unique popular nature of British abolitionism can be explained in part by the growth of the newspaper press in the mid-eighteenth century, which regularly reported about slave ship revolts.