Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660 / Linda M. Heywood, John K. Thornton.

Author/creator Heywood, Linda M., 1945-
Other author Thornton, John K. (John Kelly), 1949-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxiii, 370 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Subjects
Africans--America. --History. --17th century.
Black people--America. --History. --17th century.
Creoles--America. --History. --17th century.
African Americans--History. --17th century.
Community life--America. --History. --17th century.
Slavery--America. --History. --17th century.
Great Britain--Colonies. --America. --History. --17th century.
Netherlands--Colonies. --America. --History. --17th century.
America--Social conditions. --17th century.
America--Race relations. --History. --17th century.

Contents Privateering, colonial expansion, and the African presence in early Anglo-Dutch settlements -- The Portuguese, Kongo, and Ndongo and the origins of Atlantic Creole culture to 1607 -- Wars, civil unrest, and the dynamics of enslavement in West Central Africa, 1607--1660 -- Atlantic Creole culture : patterns of transformation and adaptations, 1607-60 -- Shifting status and the foundation of African American communities : Atlantic Creoles in the early Anglo-Dutch colonies -- Becoming slaves : Atlantic Creoles and the defining of status.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006101961
ISBN9780521770651 (hardback)
ISBN0521770653 (hardback)
ISBN9780521779227 (pbk.)
ISBN0521779227 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E29.B53 H49 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold