| Description |
xix, 183 pages : maps ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
International themes and issues ; volume 3 |
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International themes and issues (Toronto, Ont.) ; v. 3.
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| Note |
Co-published by: Canadian Historical Association. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Form |
Issued also in electronic format. |
| Summary |
Between 1500 and the middle of the nineteenth century, some 12.5 million slaves were sent as bonded labour from Africa to the European settlements in the Americas. Shaping the New World introduces students to the origins, growth, and consolidation of African slavery in the Americas and race-based slavery's impact on the economic, social, and cultural development of the New World. While the book explores the idea of the African slave as a tool in the formation of new American societies, it also acknowledges the culture, humanity, and importance of the slave as a person and highlights the role of women in slave societies. Serving as the third book in the UTP/CHA International Themes and Issues Series, Shaping the New World introduces readers to the topic of African slavery in the New World from a comparative perspective, specifically focusing on the English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch slave systems. |
| Subject |
Enslaved persons -- America -- Social conditions.
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Slave trade -- Africa -- History.
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| Local Subject |
Trafficking in enslaved persons -- Africa -- History.
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| Subject |
Slavery -- Caribbean Area -- History.
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Slavery -- Brazil -- History.
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Slavery -- Latin America -- History.
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Antislavery movements -- America -- History.
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Slavery -- United States -- History.
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| Added Author |
Canadian Historical Association, publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Nellis, Eric Guest, 1938-, author. Shaping the New World. International themes and issues (Toronto, Ont.) International themes and issues (CaOONL)20139032819 |
| ISBN |
9781442605558 paperback |
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1442605553 paperback |
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9781442607644 bound |
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1442607645 bound |
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