ISBN:
9781139034999
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xvi, 223 pages)
Series Statement:
New approaches to African history 8
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.3/62096
Keywords:
Geschichte 500-1930
;
Geschichte
;
Politik
;
Sklaverei
;
Slavery / Africa / History
;
Slaves / Africa / Social conditions
;
Slavery / Political aspects / Africa / History
;
Slavery / Economic aspects / Africa / History
;
Sklaverei
;
Sklavenhandel
;
Afrika
;
Afrika
;
Afrika
;
Sklaverei
;
Sklavenhandel
;
Geschichte 500-1930
Abstract:
This book is a comprehensive history of slavery in Africa from the earliest times to the end of the twentieth century, when slavery in most parts of the continent ceased to exist. It connects the emergence and consolidation of slavery to specific historical forces both internal and external to the African continent. Sean Stilwell pays special attention to the development of settled agriculture, the invention of kinship, 'big men' and centralized states, the role of African economic production and exchange, the interaction of local structures of dependence with the external slave trades (transatlantic, trans-Saharan, Indian Ocean), and the impact of colonialism on slavery in the twentieth century. He also provides an introduction to the central debates that have shaped current understanding of slavery in Africa. The book examines different forms of slavery that developed over time in Africa and introduces readers to the lives, work, and struggles of slaves themselves
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
,
Defining slavery, defining freedom
,
Slavery in African history
,
Slavery without states : land, lineages and power in Africa
,
Slavery and African states
,
Slavery and African economies
,
The end of slavery in Africa
,
Conclusion
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139034999
URL:
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139034999
