The diary of Antera Duke, an eighteenth-century African slave trader /

Behrendt, Stephen D.

The diary of Antera Duke, an eighteenth-century African slave trader / Stephen D. Behrendt, A.J.H. Latham, David Northrup. - New York : Oxford University Press, with the assistance of the International African Institute, 2010. - 1 online resource (x, 300 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Maps, Figures, and Tables; Introduction; PART I; 1 The Diary and Old Calabar's History; 2 The Slave Trade at Old Calabar; 3 The Produce Trade at Old Calabar; 4 Old Calabar's Trading Networks; 5 The Diary of Antera Duke: Comments on the Text; PART II; Extracts from the Diary of Antera Duke; Appendix A: Index of African Names; Appendix B: Antera Duke's Trading Expedition from Old Calabar to Little Cameroon; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

"One of the earliest documents written by an African residing in coastal West Africa predating the arrival of British missionaries and officials in the mid-19th century. Antera Duke was a leader and merchant in late eighteenth-century Old Calabar. His diary is a candid account of daily life in an African community during a period of great historical interest"--Provided by publisher.

9780199704446 (electronic bk.) 0199704449 (electronic bk.) 9780195376180 0195376188

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254359 MIL

2009012872

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015483247 Uk


Duke, Antera--Diaries.
Duke, Antera.


1700-1799


Slave traders--Nigeria--Old Calabar--Diaries.
Slave traders--Nigeria--Old Calabar--Biography.
Slave trade--History--Nigeria--Old Calabar--18th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Slavery.
Slave trade.
Slave traders.


Old Calabar (Nigeria)--History--18th century.
Old Calabar (Nigeria)--Biography.
Nigeria--Old Calabar.


Electronic books.
Biographies.
Diaries.
History.
Electronic books.

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