The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780-1867

The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780-1867 traces the inland origins of slaves leaving West Central Africa at the peak period of the transatlantic slave trade. Drawing on archival sources from Angola, Brazil, England, and Portugal, Daniel B. Domingues da Silva explores not only the origins of the slaves forced into the trade but also the commodities for which they were exchanged and their methods of enslavement. Further, the book examines the evolution of the trade over time, its organization, the demographic profile of the population transported, the enslavers' motivations to participate in this activity, and the Africans' experience of enslavement and transportation across the Atlantic. Domingues da Silva also offers a detailed 'geography of enslavement', including information on the homelands of the enslaved Africans and their destination in the Americas.

Author: Daniel B. Domingues Da Silva
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/26/2017
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.39h x 6.54w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9781107176263

About the Author
Domingues Da Silva, Daniel B.: - Daniel B. Domingues da Silva is Assistant Professor of African history at the University of Missouri, Columbia.