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Chapter 8 - Slavery in Africa, 1804–1936

from Part II - Slavery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2017

David Eltis
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
Stanley L. Engerman
Affiliation:
University of Rochester, New York
Seymour Drescher
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
David Richardson
Affiliation:
University of Hull
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Lovejoy, Paul E., Transformations in Slavery: A History of Slavery in Africa, 3rd edn. (Cambridge, 2012). First published in 1983, but remains the fullest overview. The tables and bibliography, mainly, are updated in the later editions.Google Scholar
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