Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660

Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780521770651
ISBN-13 : 0521770653
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Book Synopsis Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660 by : Linda M. Heywood

Download or read book Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660 written by Linda M. Heywood and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-09-10 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book establishes Central Africa as the origin of most Africans brought to English and Dutch American colonies in North America, the Caribbean, and South America before 1660. It reveals that Central Africans were frequently possessors of an Atlantic Creole culture and places the movement of slaves and creation of the colonies within an Atlantic historical framework.


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