The Atlantic Slave Trade (Problems in World History) - Softcover

Northrup, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618116249 ISBN 13: 9780618116249

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 2001

Synopsis

A volume in the Problems in World History series, this book features a variety of secondary-source essays that are carefully edited for both content and length, making this single volume a convenient alternative to course packets or multiple monographs. Most often used as a supplementary text for upper-level courses, The Atlantic Slave Trade includes chapter introductions, essay introductions, and annotated bibliographies.

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"Professor Northrup's deft translations of the debates guide the student to comprehension without sacrificing complexity, nuance, and accuracy. The end-product is a text appropriate for all levels of university instruction." " Professor Northrup's deft translations of the debates guide the student to comprehension without sacrificing complexity, nuance, and accuracy. The end-product is a text appropriate for all levels of university instruction." & quot; Professor Northrup's deft translations of the debates guide the student to comprehension without sacrificing complexity, nuance, and accuracy. The end-product is a text appropriate for all levels of university instruction.& quot;

Synopsis

This compelling collection of material presents diverse interpretations of major issues in the history of slavery. An important volume in the Problems in World History series, the collection consists of sixteen essays which survey the slave trade in four continents: Africa, Europe, North America and South America. It contains a number of primary documents including contemporary European and rare African sources. The second edition now features A new section that explores the cultural and economic impact of the slave trade in Europe; The inclusion of the most recent scholarship on debates surrounding the Atlantic slave trade; Important issues such as the reasons behind African enslavement, relationship between Africans and Europeans and the origins of the abolition movement. A valuable edition to an enthralling series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618116249
• ISBN 13: 9780618116249
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224