Book contents
- The Gift
- Cambridge Studies on the African Diaspora
- The Gift
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Loango Coast and the Rise of the Atlantic Slave Trade
- 2 La Rochelle and Atlantic Africa
- 3 Slave Traders Turned Pirates
- 4 Deciphering the Gift
- 5 A Displaced Gift
- 6 Ngoyo Meets Dahomey
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
On Gifts and the Atlantic Slave Trade
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 October 2023
- The Gift
- Cambridge Studies on the African Diaspora
- The Gift
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Loango Coast and the Rise of the Atlantic Slave Trade
- 2 La Rochelle and Atlantic Africa
- 3 Slave Traders Turned Pirates
- 4 Deciphering the Gift
- 5 A Displaced Gift
- 6 Ngoyo Meets Dahomey
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The introduction discuses the notion of gift in contrast with tributes, by paying a particular attention to gifts of prestige, and their importance in the Atlantic slave trade and provides a outline of each chapter.
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- Chapter
- Information
- The GiftHow Objects of Prestige Shaped the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism, pp. 1 - 10Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023