The rise of African slavery in the Americas
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 betwee...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press
2000.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3971150x*spi |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 315-338) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780511583667 |
