Africa and the West : a documentary history from the slave trade to independence / William H. Worger, Nancy L. Clark, and Edward A. Alpers.

Other author Worger, William H.
Other author Clark, Nancy L.
Other author Alpers, Edward A.
Format Book
Publication InfoPhoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 2001.
Descriptionix, 428 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents pt. 1. Africa in the Era of the Slave Trade. . Beginnings of a regular European trade in slaves from Africa. 2. Pope grants to the Portuguese a monopoly of trade with Africa. 3. King of Spain regulates the importation of African slaves into the Americas. 4. British attempts to break the Portuguese and Spanish monopolies of slave trading. 5. Jesuit justifies the trade in African slaves to a skeptical colleague. 6. Importation of slaves into the Cape of Good Hope. 7. Attempt to create an English monopoly of trade in West Africa. 8. Sources of slaves for the Royal African Company. 9. Log of the Arthur, a ship carrying slaves for the Royal African Company from West Africa to Barbados.
Local noteLittle-330321--305131039188%
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00010718
ISBN1573562475 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DT353.5 .E9 A34 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold