Description
About the Author
Finn Fuglestad is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Oslo. He is the author of eleven books including A History of Niger, 1850-1960.
Reviews
'A well-paced narrative that is grounded in rich archives, attention to technical and infrastructural details, and rich secondary literature. The book successfully stresses the agency of Africans, those invited to participate in selling their fellow citizens, and connects its core issues to larger debates on commerce and profit, motivation and morality, activities and outcomes' -- Toyin Falola
'This study obliges us to rethink many assumptions about the Atlantic slave trade and precolonial African societies. Reminding us how limited our historical knowledge of the Slave Coast is, Fuglestad nevertheless succeeds in presenting a plausible account of why so many Africans chose to participate in the "South Atlantic system".' -- Professor Adam Jones
'Fuglestad confronts the uncomfortable fact that the abhorrent Atlantic slave trade was, in many respects, a series of transactions as well as a sequence of atrocities. This is a major contribution to African and Atlantic history based on painstaking archival research and a long-term scholarly engagement with the history of the region.' -- Richard Rathbone
Book Information
ISBN 9781849049061
Author Finn Fuglestad
Format Hardback
Page Count 500
Imprint C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd