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The Rise of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in Western Africa, 1300-1589

The Rise of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in Western Africa, 1300-1589

December 12, 2012 00:25:31

Guests: Green, Toby

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter
Hawthorne, Walter

Atlantic historyculturehistoryslave trade
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Episode 069

Economic and Cultural History of the Slave Trade in Western Africa

Toby 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 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 the opportunities and challenges of doing research in Guinea-Bissau. Walter Hawthorne is guest co-host.

00:00:00 - 00:02:55 Introduction
00:02:55 - 00:04:04 Interest in African History
00:04:04 - 00:06:27 Early Roots of West African Slavery
00:06:27 - 00:08:41 Upper Guinea and the Foundations of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
00:08:41 - 00:11:32 Creolization in West Africa
00:11:32 - 00:14:45 Sources
00:14:45 - 00:16:43 West Central Africa and Trans-Atlantic Slavery
00:16:44 - 00:18:58 African Economic History
00:18:58 - 00:21:51 Slavery and the Present Context
00:21:51 - 00:24:15 Working in Guinea Bissau
00:24:16 - 00:25:31 Outro

Cite this Episode

Alegi, Peter, Peter Limb, Toby Green, and Walter Hawthorne. "Economic and Cultural History of the Slave Trade in Western Africa". Africa Past and Present, December 12, 2012. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=069/.