Table of Contents

List of maps, figures and tables; Introduction; 1. Slavery in Western development; 2. American labor demand; 3. Africa at the time of the Atlantic slave trade; 4. The European organization of the slave trade; 5. The African organization of the slave trade; 6. The middle passage; 7. Social and cultural impact of the slave trade on America; 8. The end of the slave trade; Appendix tables; Bibliographic essay; Index.

Promotional Information

This survey synthesizes the economic, social, cultural and political history of the Atlantic slave trade.

Reviews

'… this is a careful, well-written, accessible survey of an important global trade. It will satisfy experts in the field and will appeal to a wider lay audience as a perfect introduction to the subject.' Modern Language Review