The French Atlantic Triangle: Literature and Culture of the Slave Trade

by Christopher L. Miller

Book Overview

The French slave trade forced more than one million Africans across the Atlantic to the islands of the Caribbean. It enabled France to establish Saint-Domingue, the single richest colony on earth, and it connected France, Africa, and the Caribbean permanently. Yet the impact of the slave trade on the cultures of France and its colonies has received surprisingly little attention. Until recently, France had not publicly acknowledged its history as a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822341514
• ISBN13: 9780822341512
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.1"