Episode 69: Economic and Cultural History of the Slave Trade in Western Africa

From Africa Past & Present Wed Dec 12 2012, 18:16:46

Dr. Tobias Green (King's College London) on his recent book The Rise of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in Western Africa, 1300-1589. Green discusses periodization, sources, and the creation of creole cultural communities in the Upper Guinea coast. He also comments on new research comparing Upper Guinea and West-Central Africa and concludes with a reflection on [...]

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