ABSTRACT

Covering the Atlantic slave trade from its origins to 1600, the essays in this collection look at the reasons for the causes of slavery and serfdom, slavery in Africa, the development of the slave trade, the demographic situation in Latin America and European attitudes to slavery as an institution.

chapter 8|24 pages

Estimating Aboriginal American Population

An Appraisal of Techniques with a New Hemispheric Estimate

chapter 10|9 pages

The Tainos of Hispaniola

The Island’s First Inhabitants