- Description
- xix, 224 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "The Gift tells the story of one silver ceremonial sword offered as a gift by French traders to an African agent, and reveals how prestigious gifts shaped the trade of enslaved Africans. This compelling account will interest historians of slavery and material culture"--
- Series Statement
- Cambridge studies on the African diaspora
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge studies on the African diaspora.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: On Gifts and the Atlantic Slave Trade -- The Loango Coast and the Rise of the Atlantic Slave Trade -- La Rochelle and Atlantic Africa -- Slave Traders Turned Pirates -- Deciphering the Gift -- A Displaced Gift -- Ngoyo Meets Dahomey -- Conclusion: Objects that Shaped the Slave Trade and Colonialism.
- ISBN
- 9781108839297
- 1108839290
- 9781108989756 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2023024150
- OCLC
- YBP 2023024150
- Author
Araujo, Ana Lucia, author.
- Title
The gift : how objects of prestige shaped the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism / Ana Lucia Araujo, Howard University, Washington, DC.
- Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
- Copyright Date
©2024
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
unmediated
- Type of Carrier
volume
- Series
Cambridge studies on the African diaspora
Cambridge studies on the African diaspora.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.