This book shows how important the African role was in shaping the Atlantic world that developed after the navigational breakthroughs of the fifteenth century. The degree of African initiative displayed in this period is stressed; both by African elites in dealing with the new visitors and trading partners and; even by African slaves in the New World. Evenly divided into sections on Africa and Africans in the New World; this study stresses cultural and institutional backgrounds to Africa and African slaves. Although the book is intended to help Africanists understand how Africans fared in the Americas; its main purpose is to give readers familiar with Afro-American history a fuller and more dynamic vision of Africa; so they can see the African slave as an African and not just as a laborer.
#370161 in Books Malyn Newitt 2010-06-28 2010-08-26Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.98 x .71 x 5.98l; .80 #File Name: 0521159148266 pagesThe Portuguese in West Africa 1415 1670
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Great book!By Amy CarlowI chose this rating because I really enjoyed reading this book. I liked that it is a compilation of original documents written by people active in the region in one way or another and I recommend it to people who are interested in history in general; the history of Portugal and/or Africa; or people interested religious history; specifically Catholicism; but there are also some interesting notes about Judaism.1 of 3 people found the following review helpful. West Africa...By tj gIt is an okay book; not as informative as I like.1 of 10 people found the following review helpful. The Portuguese in West AfricaBy Mariano PavanelloThe book was quite new and in very good conditions. It was delivered on time. The only thing that happened is that it arrived from New Zealand instead from U.S. and I had to pay an additional sum of 6.5 Euros.
