ISBN:
9780674726475
Language:
English
Edition:
Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Harvard University Press 2014 Electronic reproduction; Mode of access: World Wide Web
Keywords:
Slave trade History 18th century
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Slave trade Economic aspects
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Africa, West Economic conditions 18th century
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Atlantic Ocean Region Commerce 18th century
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History
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Anomabu (Ghana) History 18th century
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Atlantic Ocean Region Commerce 18th century
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History
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Anomabu (Ghana) History 18th century
;
Slave trade Economic aspects
;
Slave trade History 18th century
;
Africa, West Economic conditions 18th century
;
Africa, West.
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Anomabu (Ghana).
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Atlantic Ocean Region.
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Slave trade.
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Slave trade.
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Africa.
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Culture and History of non-European Territories.
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Geschichte Afrikas.
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History.
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HISTORY / Africa / West
Abstract:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Annamaboe Joins the Atlantic World -- 2. John Corrantee and Slave- Trade Diplomacy at Annamaboe -- 3. Richard Brew and the World of an African- Atlantic Merchant -- 4. The Process of Enslavement at Annamaboe -- 5. Tracing the Trade: Annamaboe and the Rum Men -- 6. A World in Motion: Annamaboe in the Atlantic Community -- 7. Things Fall Apart: The End of the Eighteenth- Century Atlantic World -- Conclusion -- Important Terms, Names, and Places -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Abstract:
Annamaboe--largest slave trading port on the Gold Coast--was home to wily African merchants whose partnerships with Europeans made the town an integral part of Atlantic webs of exchange. Randy Sparks recreates the outpost's feverish bustle and brutality, tracing the entrepreneurs, black and white, who thrived on a lucrative traffic in human beings
Description / Table of Contents:
FrontmatterContentsIntroduction1. Annamaboe Joins the Atlantic World2. John Corrantee and Slave- Trade Diplomacy at Annamaboe3. Richard Brew and the World of an African- Atlantic Merchant4. The Process of Enslavement at Annamaboe5. Tracing the Trade: Annamaboe and the Rum Men6. A World in Motion: Annamaboe in the Atlantic Community7. Things Fall Apart: The End of the Eighteenth- Century Atlantic WorldConclusionImportant Terms, Names, and PlacesNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex.
Note:
Electronic reproduction; Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674726475
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