The Atlantic Slave Trade: A Census

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Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1 mars 1972 - 357 pages

Curtin combines modern research and statistical methods with his broad knowledge of the field to present the first book-length quantitative analysis of the Atlantic slave trade. Its basic evidence suggests revision of currently held opinions concerning the place of the slave trade in the economies of the Old World nations and their American colonies.

“Curtin’s work will not only be the starting point for all future research on the slave trade and comparative slavery, but will become an indispensable reference for anyone interested in Afro-American studies.”—Journal of American History

“Curtin has produced a stimulating monograph, the product of immaculate scholarship, against which all past and future studies will have to be judged.”—Journal of American Studies

“Professor Curtin’s new book is up to his customary standard of performance: within the limits he set for himself, The Atlantic Slave Trade could hardly be a better or more important book.”—American Historical Review

 

Table des matières

A Review
3
The Colonies of the North
51
The Fifteenth Sixteenth
95
The English Slave Trade of the Eighteenth Century
127
The French Slave Trade of the Eighteenth Century
163
Main Currents of the EighteenthCentury Slave Trade
205
The Slave Trade of the Nineteenth Century
231
Major Trends
265
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À propos de l'auteur (1972)

Philip D. Curtin (1922–2009) was author of The Image of Africa and Two Jamaicas. He edited Africa Remembered, a collection of narratives by former slaves and others involved in the slave trade. He was a member of the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin from 1956–1975. From 1975 until the time of his death, he was a member of the faculty of Johns Hopkins University.

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