From Capture to Sale ─ The Portuguese Slave Trade to Spanish South America in the Early Seventeenth Century

Most accounts of the trans-Atlantic slave trade focus on the 18th and 19th centuries, and the Dutch, English, and French who dominated the trade during that period. Geographer Newson and historian Minchin (both King's College London) look at the 17th century, when the Portuguese were the top traders, supplying not only Brazil, but also Spanish colonies in the New World. They emphasize the conditions experienced by the slaves, and consider the mechanisms of capture and transport, and the kinship links that were important at different stages in the trade. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Linda A. Newson, Ph.D. (1971) in Geography, University College London, is Professor of Geography at King’s College London. She has published four books and many articles on different aspects of demographic change in colonial Spanish America. She is a Fellow of the British Academy.Susie Minchin, Ph.D. (1998) in History, University of Cambridge, is an Honorary Research Fellow at King’s College London.