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The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade (The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade) is a pivotal examination of one of history’s most enduring and complex networks of human exchange, illuminating the routes, economies, and cultural impacts that linked sub-Saharan Africa with Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and North African worlds. This authoritative volume situates the subject within broader historical and social contexts, offering rigorous analysis and domain-specific insights. ISBN: 9780415380461.
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Wright’s meticulous scholarship traces the origins, mechanisms, and consequences of the trans-Saharan slave trade, weaving together archival records, linguistic and ethnographic data, and economic history to reveal how caravans, markets, and states sustained a system of bondage across centuries. The book examines the shifting roles of merchants, rulers, and enslaved individuals, and it analyzes the transmission of cultures, technologies, and ideas as a result of this vast intercontinental network. Readers encounter a nuanced portrait of agency, resistance, and adaptation within the enslaved communities, as well as the enduring legacies this trade imprinted on the regions connected by salt routes, desert caravans, and urban hubs.
About the author
John Wright, a distinguished historian of Africa and the Atlantic world, brings decades of field research and archival mastery to bear on the subject. His work is characterized by a synthesis of quantitative analysis and narrative clarity, bridging scholarly rigor with accessible storytelling. Wright’s scholarship has shaped contemporary understandings of slavery, trade, and cross-cultural exchange in the Sahara and beyond, making him a leading voice in Trans-Saharan studies.
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The book offers a comprehensive, evidence-based portrait of the trans-Saharan slave trade, highlighting its scale, operations, and far-reaching consequences across civilizations.
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About the work
The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade (The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade) is a pivotal examination of one of history’s most enduring and complex networks of human exchange, illuminating the routes, economies, and cultural impacts that linked sub-Saharan Africa with Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and North African worlds. This authoritative volume situates the subject within broader historical and social contexts, offering rigorous analysis and domain-specific insights. ISBN: 9780415380461.
Summary
Wright’s meticulous scholarship traces the origins, mechanisms, and consequences of the trans-Saharan slave trade, weaving together archival records, linguistic and ethnographic data, and economic history to reveal how caravans, markets, and states sustained a system of bondage across centuries. The book examines the shifting roles of merchants, rulers, and enslaved individuals, and it analyzes the transmission of cultures, technologies, and ideas as a result of this vast intercontinental network. Readers encounter a nuanced portrait of agency, resistance, and adaptation within the enslaved communities, as well as the enduring legacies this trade imprinted on the regions connected by salt routes, desert caravans, and urban hubs.
About the author
John Wright, a distinguished historian of Africa and the Atlantic world, brings decades of field research and archival mastery to bear on the subject. His work is characterized by a synthesis of quantitative analysis and narrative clarity, bridging scholarly rigor with accessible storytelling. Wright’s scholarship has shaped contemporary understandings of slavery, trade, and cross-cultural exchange in the Sahara and beyond, making him a leading voice in Trans-Saharan studies.
In brief
The book offers a comprehensive, evidence-based portrait of the trans-Saharan slave trade, highlighting its scale, operations, and far-reaching consequences across civilizations.
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780415380461
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0415380464
Hardcover
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Publishing year: 2007
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Core >2 >T
244 Pages
Weight: 0,499 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
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ISBN/EAN: 9780415380461
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0-415-38046-4, 978-0-415-38046-1
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Book author: wright john, will wright
Book title: trans saharan, history world trade, transsaharan slave trade
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