The British Transatlantic Slave Trade Vol 4 - Hardcover

Morgan, Kenneth; Law, Robin; Ryden, David; Oldfield, J R

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138758000 ISBN 13: 9781138758001

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

Contains primary texts relating to the British slave trade in the 17th and 18th century. The first volume contains two 18th-century texts covering the slave trade in Africa. Volume two focuses on the work of the Royal African company, and volumes three and four focus on the abolitionists' struggle.

About this title

About the Author:

Kenneth Morgan is Professor of History at Brunel University, London, UK.

Robin Law is a professor of African history at the University of Stirling.

John Oldfield is Wilberforce Professor of Slavery and Emancipation and Director of the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE) at the University of Hull. He has written extensively on slavery and abolition in the Atlantic world and published numerous articles and books in this area. He was formerly Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton and Director of the Southampton Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies (2008 10). His research interests include the American South, maritime history and racialised relations in the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1138758000
• ISBN 13: 9781138758001
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 462