The Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade: Origins and Effects in Europe, Africa, and the Americas

Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1981. Hardcover. Terracotta cloth/boards with black lettering. White/black dj with bw lettering. 314 pp.a with several tables/charts and maps, all in bw. Fine/NF. Item #148658
ISBN: 0299084906

Fifteen original essays focus on the global impact of the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade. The essays explore the ironies and dilemmas arising from the attempt to abolish an institution that was so broadly accepted and firmly entrenched in the world economy. Essays are grouped geographically. Tells how the abolition of slavery actually encouraged indigenous forced labor and resulted in political instability and brought conflict and imperial goals into conflict.

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