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The African slave trade, Basil Davidson

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The African slave trade, Basil Davidson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography: p. [289]-293

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The African slave trade

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

7753159

Responsibility statement

Basil Davidson

Series statement

An Atlantic Monthly Press book

Summary

Examines European-African relations between 1450 and 1850 including the slave trade and its consequences

Table Of Contents

Fact and fable. Before the trade began ; The old states of Africa ; Similarities ; Slaves and slaving ; Differences -- The years of trial. At first a trickle ; Gold and elephant's teeth ; And then a flood ; Battle for the coast ; The trade pays off ; Abolition -- Manner of the trade. How many? ; The system installed ; Rules and customs ; Attitudes and opinions ; Where did they come from? ; Three regions -- Mani-Congo. Discovery ; Royal brothers ; Congo-- Ngola-- Matamba ; Law and order ; From alliance to invasion ; Root of the evil -- East coast fortunes. A riddle at Kilwa ; Cities of the seaboard ; The vital contrast ; In the wake of the storm ; When you pipe at Zanzibar-- -- Frontier of opportunity. Like nothing else ; The People of the Salt Water ; "Children of God" ; Partners in trade ; Behind the coast ; Disaster at Benin ; One gun, one slave ; Asante : the new battle for the coast ; The partnership cracks ; Men like Ja Ja : the last phase -- Four centuries : a summing up. An end and a beginning

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