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West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce : The Senegal River Valley, 1700-1860 (African Studies)
West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce The Senegal River Valley 17001860 - African Studies
Author: James F. Searing
The author shows how the societies of West Africa were transformed by the slave trade. The growth of the Atlantic trade stimulated the development of slavery within the region, with slaves working in the river and coasting trades or producing surplus grain to feed slaves in transit. A few held pivotal positions in the political structure of the ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521534529
ISBN-10: 0521534526
Publication Date: 1/30/2003
Pages: 266
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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