The slave trade: the history of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1440-1870

Physical description; 925 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes index. Summary; The author documents the slave trade, from its beginnings on the coast of West Africa in the fifteenth century, following the development of this massive shift of human lives across the centuries until its abolition in the late nineteenth century. Subjects; Slave-trade - History. Dates covered: (1440-1870). Slavery & emancipation ; Social & cultural history ; World history: (c 1500 to c 1750) ; World history: (c 1750 to c 1900). (c 1000 CE to c 1500) ; (c 1500 to c 1600) ; (c 1600 to c 1700) ; (c 1700 to c 1800) ; (c 1800 to c 1900). History / General. Slave-trade. History. Genre; Illustrated.