Bibliograph

Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660, Linda M. Heywood, John K. Thornton

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Label

Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660, Linda M. Heywood, John K. Thornton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

77494467

Responsibility statement

Linda M. Heywood, John K. Thornton

Table Of Contents

Privateering, colonial expansion, and the African presence in early Anglo-Dutch settlements -- The Portuguese, Kongo, and Ndongo and the origins of Atlantic-Creole culture to 1607 -- Wars, civil unrest and the dynamics of enslavement in West Central Africa, 1607--1660 -- Atlantic Creole culture : patterns of transformation and adaptations, 1607-60 -- Shifting status and the foundation of African American communities : Atlantic Creoles in the early Anglo-Dutch colonies -- Becoming slaves : Atlantic Creoles and the defining of status figures

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor