The Resource Commercial Agriculture, the Slave Trade and Slavery in Atlantic Africa, edited by Robin Law, Suzanne Schwarz and Silke Strickrodt, (electronic resource)
Commercial Agriculture, the Slave Trade and Slavery in Atlantic Africa, edited by Robin Law, Suzanne Schwarz and Silke Strickrodt, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- This book presents a new perspective on the trans-Atlantic slave trade and slavery in Western Africa itself, through its examination of the role of commercial agriculture. The idea of promoting the export of agricultural produce from Africa first became central to European thought in the context of the campaign to end the trans-Atlantic slave trade from the late eighteenth century. The eleven essays in this book explore this issue, re-appraising the links between slavery and colonialism and the rise of 'legitimate commerce' which marked the beginnings of economic 'modernity' in West Africa. The development of commercial agriculture in West Africa began with Danish attempts to establish plantations on the Gold Coast (Ghana) from 1788, followed by the British colony of Sierra Leone, after it was taken over by the Sierra Leone Company in 1791. The slave trade itself is also seen to have stimulated commercial agriculture in West Africa, to supply provisions for slave ships in the Middle Passage, and the experience of this trade in provisions may have facilitated the development of other export crops from the nineteenth century onwards. Commercial agriculture was also linked to slavery within Africa, since slaves were widely employed there in agricultural production. Although Abolitionists expected or hoped production of export crops in Africa would be based on free labour, in practice it often tended to promote more extensive and intensive use of slave labour, so that the institution of slavery in Africa persisted into the early colonial period. Robin Law is Emeritus Professor of African History, University of Stirling; Suzanne Schwarz is Professor of History, University of Worcester; Silke Strickrodt is Research Fellow in Colonial History, German Institute of Historical Research, London.--
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- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 272 pages)
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- 9781782041788
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- Commercial Agriculture, the Slave Trade and Slavery in Atlantic Africa
- Title
- Commercial Agriculture, the Slave Trade and Slavery in Atlantic Africa
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Robin Law, Suzanne Schwarz and Silke Strickrodt
- Title variation
- Commercial Agriculture, the Slave Trade & Slavery in Atlantic Africa
- Subject
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- Africa, West -- Economic conditions -- 18th century
- Africa, West -- Economic conditions -- 19th century
- Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Africa, West -- History -- 18th century
- Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Africa, West -- History -- 19th century
- Slave trade -- Africa, West -- History -- 18th century
- Slave trade -- Africa, West -- History -- 19th century
- Slavery -- Africa, West -- History -- 18th century
- Slavery -- Africa, West -- History -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book presents a new perspective on the trans-Atlantic slave trade and slavery in Western Africa itself, through its examination of the role of commercial agriculture. The idea of promoting the export of agricultural produce from Africa first became central to European thought in the context of the campaign to end the trans-Atlantic slave trade from the late eighteenth century. The eleven essays in this book explore this issue, re-appraising the links between slavery and colonialism and the rise of 'legitimate commerce' which marked the beginnings of economic 'modernity' in West Africa. The development of commercial agriculture in West Africa began with Danish attempts to establish plantations on the Gold Coast (Ghana) from 1788, followed by the British colony of Sierra Leone, after it was taken over by the Sierra Leone Company in 1791. The slave trade itself is also seen to have stimulated commercial agriculture in West Africa, to supply provisions for slave ships in the Middle Passage, and the experience of this trade in provisions may have facilitated the development of other export crops from the nineteenth century onwards. Commercial agriculture was also linked to slavery within Africa, since slaves were widely employed there in agricultural production. Although Abolitionists expected or hoped production of export crops in Africa would be based on free labour, in practice it often tended to promote more extensive and intensive use of slave labour, so that the institution of slavery in Africa persisted into the early colonial period. Robin Law is Emeritus Professor of African History, University of Stirling; Suzanne Schwarz is Professor of History, University of Worcester; Silke Strickrodt is Research Fellow in Colonial History, German Institute of Historical Research, London.--
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- Law, Robin
- Schwarz, Suzanne
- Strickrodt, Silke
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- Agriculture
- Agriculture
- Slave trade
- Slave trade
- Slavery
- Slavery
- Africa, West
- Africa, West
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- Commercial Agriculture, the Slave Trade and Slavery in Atlantic Africa, edited by Robin Law, Suzanne Schwarz and Silke Strickrodt, (electronic resource)
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- 1 online resource (xv, 272 pages)
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- Commercial Agriculture, the Slave Trade and Slavery in Atlantic Africa, edited by Robin Law, Suzanne Schwarz and Silke Strickrodt, (electronic resource)
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- Content category
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Control code
- CR9781782041788
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 272 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9781782041788
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)862787661
Subject
- Africa, West -- Economic conditions -- 18th century
- Africa, West -- Economic conditions -- 19th century
- Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Africa, West -- History -- 18th century
- Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Africa, West -- History -- 19th century
- Slave trade -- Africa, West -- History -- 18th century
- Slave trade -- Africa, West -- History -- 19th century
- Slavery -- Africa, West -- History -- 18th century
- Slavery -- Africa, West -- History -- 19th century
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