Product Description

A volume in the Problems in World History series, this book features a variety of secondary-source essays that are carefully edited for both content and length, making this single volume a convenient alternative to course packets or multiple monographs. Most often used as a supplementary text for upper-level courses, The Atlantic Slave Trade includes chapter introductions, essay introductions, and annotated bibliographies.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33255 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 203 pages

Review
"Professor Northrup's deft translations of the debates guide the student to comprehension without sacrificing complexity, nuance, and accuracy. The end-product is a text appropriate for all levels of university instruction."

Review
"Professor Northrup's deft translations of the debates guide the student to comprehension without sacrificing complexity, nuance, and accuracy. The end-product is a text appropriate for all levels of university instruction."

About the Author

David Northrup is professor of History at Boston College. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California-Los Angeles in 1974. His areas of expertise are sub-Saharan Africa, African and Asian migration, and world history. At Boston College he regularly teaches the course on the Atlantic slave trade and a survey course on African history. Northrup is co-author of The Earth and Its Peoples, 2/e. His other publications include "Tropical Migrations" in the Oxford History of the British Empire (1998) and Indentured Labor in the Age of Imperialism (1995).