The Middle Passage: Comparative Studies in the Atlantic Slave Trade

by Herbert S. Klein

Book Overview

Herbert Klein's book makes several distinctive contributions to our understanding of the slave trade. It offers us the first systematic comparative study of major European slave traders based exclusively on archival sources. The author's minimization of the effect of overcrowded slave ships contributes to a longstanding debate regarding the mortality rate of the slaves. His emphasis of the African influences on the character of the slave trade...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691628300
• ISBN13: 9780691628301
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"