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The transatlantic slave trade : a history, James A. Rawley with Stephen D. Behrendt

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"James A. Rawley fills a scholarly gap in the historical discussion of the slave trade from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century by providing one volume covering the economics, demography, epidemiology, and politics of the trade." "This revised edition of Rawley's classic, produced with the assistance of Stephen D. Behrendt, includes emended text to reflect the major changes in historiography, current slave trade data tables and accompanying text; updated notes; and the addition of a select bibliography."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Rev. ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 441 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates)
Contents
  • The early years of the slave trade
  • The Portuguese pioneers
  • Spain and the slave trade
  • The Dutch and the Danes
  • France: the early years
  • France in the eighteenth century
  • England gains ascendancy
  • Bristol
  • Liverpool
  • London and the eighteenth-century slave trade
  • The economics of the slave trade
  • The middle passage
  • Americans enter the slave trade
  • The American dimensions and the Massachusetts contribution
  • Rhode Island
  • The American slave market
  • A summing up
Isbn
9780803239616
Instance
Label
The transatlantic slave trade : a history
Title
The transatlantic slave trade
Title remainder
a history
Statement of responsibility
James A. Rawley with Stephen D. Behrendt
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"James A. Rawley fills a scholarly gap in the historical discussion of the slave trade from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century by providing one volume covering the economics, demography, epidemiology, and politics of the trade." "This revised edition of Rawley's classic, produced with the assistance of Stephen D. Behrendt, includes emended text to reflect the major changes in historiography, current slave trade data tables and accompanying text; updated notes; and the addition of a select bibliography."--Jacket
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Rawley, James A
Dewey number
382/.44/09
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
HT985
LC item number
.R38 2005eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Behrendt, Stephen D
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  • Slave trade
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • Slave trade
  • Sklavenhandel
  • Geschichte
  • Slave trade
  • Africa
  • America
  • traite des noirs
Label
The transatlantic slave trade : a history, James A. Rawley with Stephen D. Behrendt
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Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-425) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The early years of the slave trade -- The Portuguese pioneers -- Spain and the slave trade -- The Dutch and the Danes -- France: the early years -- France in the eighteenth century -- England gains ascendancy -- Bristol -- Liverpool -- London and the eighteenth-century slave trade -- The economics of the slave trade -- The middle passage -- Americans enter the slave trade -- The American dimensions and the Massachusetts contribution -- Rhode Island -- The American slave market -- A summing up
Control code
60712954
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
Rev. ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 441 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780803239616
Lccn
2004028349
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)60712954
Label
The transatlantic slave trade : a history, James A. Rawley with Stephen D. Behrendt
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-425) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The early years of the slave trade -- The Portuguese pioneers -- Spain and the slave trade -- The Dutch and the Danes -- France: the early years -- France in the eighteenth century -- England gains ascendancy -- Bristol -- Liverpool -- London and the eighteenth-century slave trade -- The economics of the slave trade -- The middle passage -- Americans enter the slave trade -- The American dimensions and the Massachusetts contribution -- Rhode Island -- The American slave market -- A summing up
Control code
60712954
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
Rev. ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 441 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780803239616
Lccn
2004028349
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)60712954

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