Del 2 i serien European Expansion and Indigenous Response

Migration, Trade, and Slavery in an Expanding World

Essays in Honor of Pieter Emmer

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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The twelve essays explore three connected aspects of European expansion in the period between 1500 and 1900 - migration, trade, and slavery - with some attention given to present-day echoes from that era. The book's first section deals with European migration to transatlantic and Asian destinations, the second and third sections focus on the Atlantic slave trade and representations of slavery, and the final section analyzes the demise and legacy of slavery. The authors reach surprising conclusions: European expansion did not entail major economic benefits; the small scale of the Europeans' intercontinental migration never jeopardized their colonial projects; and the unique popular nature of British abolitionism can be explained in part by the growth of the newspaper press in the mid-eighteenth century, which regularly reported about slave ship revolts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-05-06
Mått160 x 240 x 23 mm
Vikt751 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEuropean Expansion and Indigenous Response
Antal sidor340
FörlagBrill
MedarbetareWim Klooster
ISBN9789004176201

Tillhör följande kategorier

Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Internationell ekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Slaveri inom Historia och arkeologi

Notes on ContributorsIntroduction, Wim KloosterEUROPEAN MIGRATION EAST AND WEST1. War, Colonization, and Migration over Five Centuries, Stanley Engerman2. Maritime Power, Colonial Power: the Role of Migration, 1492-1792, Olivier Pétré-Grenouilleau3. Dutch Labor Migration to West Africa (c.1590-1674), Filipa Ribeiro da Silva4. Soldiers and Merchants: Aspects of Migration from Europe to Asia by the Dutch East India Company in the Eighteenth Century, Femme GaastraTHE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE5. New Christians, Jews, and Amsterdam at the Crossroads of Expansion Systems, Jessica Vance Roitman6. Social Outcomes of Trade Relations: Ties between Africans and Europeans in the Hubs of the Slave Trade on the Guinea Coast, Natalie EvertsREPRESENTATIONS OF SLAVERY7. Slavery in the De Bry Collection: The Formation of a Worldwide Comparative Perspective, Ernst van den Boogaart8. The Representation of Slaves and Slavery in the Writing of the Natural History of the West Indies during the Early Modern Centuries: French and English Contributions Compared, Nicholas CannySLAVERY’S DEMISE AND LEGACY9. Abolition and Identity in the Very Long Run, David Eltis10. Divergent Paths: The Anglo-American Abolitions of the Atlantic Slave Trade, Seymour Drescher11. The Transformation and Downfall of Plantation Labor in Suriname, Ellen Klinkers12. History Brought Home: Postcolonial Migrations and the Dutch Rediscovery of Slavery, Gert OostindieIndex

"This volume is a welcome addition to the burgeoning literature on the Atlantic world. Two of its strengths are the wider-geographic coverage, particularly European migration to the East Indies and West Africa, and its focus on a wider time period from 1500 to 1900. The volume’s balance between established scholars and graduate students allows for the presentation of essays based on ideas and scholarship fleshed out over several years and novel inquiries and approaches to untapped areas, respectively. Moreover, though the volume lacks a central focus, another strength is the coverage of a wide range of topics from the establishment of empires to the abolition of slavery and a discussion of decolonisation."- Joseph Avitable (Albertus Magnus College), Itinerario, January 2010, pp. 127 - 129