Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660
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This book establishes Central Africa as the origin of most Africans brought to English and Dutch American colonies in North America, the Caribbean, and South America in their formative period before 1660. It reveals that Central Africans were frequently possessors of an Atlantic Creole culture that included adaptation of Christianity and elements of European language, especially names and material culture. It places the movement of slaves and creation of the colonies within an Atlantic historical framework, including showing interactions among Africa, Europe, and all of the Americas. It explores the development of attitudes toward race, slavery, and freedom as they developed in the colonies of England and the Netherlands, and it revises earlier discussions on these issues. The book suggests ways in which this generation of Africans helped lay the foundations for subsequent development of African-American culture in all the colonies of these countries.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521779227
ISBN13:9780521779227
Release Date:September 2007
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:386 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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17th Century Colonial Period Europe History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) NetherlandsCustomer Reviews
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