West African societies were transformed by the slave trade, even in regions where few slaves were exported. While many books have been written on the import and export trade and on warrior predation, Dr Searing's concern is with the effects of the Atlantic slave trade on the societies of the Senegal river valley in the eighteenth century. He shows that the growth of the Atlantic trade stimulated the development of slavery within West Africa. Slaves worked as seamen in the river and coasting trades, produced surplus grain to feed slaves in transit, and sometimes came to hold pivotal positions in the political structure of the coastal kingdoms of Senegambia. This local slave system had far-reaching consequences, leading to religious protest and slave rebellions. The changes in agricultural production fostered an ecological crisis.
| ISBN: | 9780521534529 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2003 |
| Author: | James F University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign Searing |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 268 pages |
| Series: | African Studies |
| Genres: |
African history Retail and wholesale industries |
West African societies were transformed by the slave trade, even in regions where few slaves were exported. While many books have been written on the import and export trade and on warrior predation, Dr Searing's concern is with the effects of the Atlantic slave trade on the societies of the Senegal river valley in the eighteenth century. He shows that the growth of the Atlantic trade stimulated the development of slavery within West Africa. Slaves worked as seamen in the river and coasting trades, produced surplus grain to feed slaves in transit, and sometimes came to hold pivotal positions in the political structure of the coastal kingdoms of Senegambia. This local slave system had far-reaching consequences, leading to religious protest and slave rebellions. The changes in agricultural production fostered an ecological crisis.
West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce features in the following genres: African history, Retail and wholesale industries
West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce is available in Paperback
West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce was written by James F University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign Searing and published by Cambridge University Press
West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce has 268 pages
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