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Author Walvin, James, author.

Title Making the Black Atlantic : Britain and the African diaspora / James Walvin
Published London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

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Description 1 online resource
Series Bloomsbury academic collections. The history of the transatlantic slave trade
Bloomsbury academic collections. The history of the transatlantic slave trade
Contents 1. Before the British -- 2. Coming of the British -- 3. Origins and Destinations -- 4. Plantations -- 5. Slave Culture -- 6. Profiting from Slavery -- 7. Black Britain -- 8. Fruits of Slave Labour -- 9. Quakers and Other Friends -- 10. Attacking Slavery -- 11. Consequences
Summary This is the first text to present a coherent story of the African exile, of its origins, progress and transformation from bondage to freedom, within the broadest context, and with particular reference to Britain's central role
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 9, 2016)
Subject Slave trade -- Great Britain
Slave trade -- North Atlantic Region
Slave trade -- Africa, West
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
Slave trade
West Africa
Great Britain
North Atlantic Region
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781474292900
1474292909