West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce

The Senegal River Valley, 1700 1860

By: James F. Searing, David Anderson (Editor), Carolyn Brown (Editor)

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Hardcover | 20 September 1993

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West African societies were transformed by the slave trade, even in regions where few slaves were exported. While many books have been written on the import and export trade and on warrior predation, Dr Searing's concern is with the effects of the Atlantic slave trade on the societies of the Senegal river valley in the eighteenth century. He shows that the growth of the Atlantic trade stimulated the development of slavery within West Africa. Slaves worked as seamen in the river and coasting trades, produced surplus grain to feed slaves in transit, and sometimes came to hold pivotal positions in the political structure of the coastal kingdoms of Senegambia. This local slave system had far-reaching consequences, leading to religious protest and slave rebellions. The changes in agricultural production fostered an ecological crisis.

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"This is a very important book. It integrates the history of slavery into the wider history of the region. It is well documented and skillfully argued. Perhaps most important, Searing has helped to shift our attention from raw numbers exported to the ways in which the slave trade shaped African life. He has contributed to our understanding of not only slavery, but also of Senegalese history." African Studies Review "...the book occupies a major niche in African and Atlantic history, as well as the more specialized field of Senegambian history, and will have a long scholarly life." David Eltis, The Northern Mariner

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History African History Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Geography Human Geography Economic Geography Industry & Industrial Studies Distributive Industries Earliest Times to Present Day Modern History from 1700 to 1900

Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography General & World History Specific Events & Topics in History Slavery & Abolition of Slavery

Cosaan: 'the origins'
Slavery and the slave trade in the Lower Senegal
The Atlantic kingdom: maritime commerce and social change
Merchants and slaves: slavery on Saint Louis and Goree
Famine, civil war, and secession, l750ûl800
From river empire to colony: Saint Louis and Senegal, l800ûl860
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West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce

The Senegal River Valley, 1700 1860

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