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The African Link: The African Link: British Attitudes in the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1550–1807 book cover

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The African Link The African Link: British Attitudes in the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1550–1807

By Anthony J. Barker Copyright 1978
278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge
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The African Link , first published in 1978, breaks new ground in the studies of pre-19 th century racial prejudice by emphasizing the importance of the West African end of the slave trade. For the British, the important African link was the commercial one which brought slave traders into contact with the peoples of West Africa. Far from remaining covert, their experiences were reflected in a... Read more

Part 1. Public Awareness of the Negro in the Era of the Slave Trade  1. The Historical Background  2. The Makers of the Negro Image  Part 2. Attitudes Before 1780: Sub-Humanity and Inhumanity  3. Edward Long and the Theory of Negro Inferiority  4. The Burden of Slavery  Part 3. Attitudes Before 1780: African Savagery in Theory and Practice  5. Intellectual Perspectives  6. The Cultural Inferiority of West Africa  7. The Sinister Side of West African Life  8. Anarchy and Despotism  Part 4. Racial Attitudes in an Era of Controversy: 1780–1807  9. The Chains of Slavery and the Chain of Being  10. Old and New Images of Africa

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Anthony J. Barker

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