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Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660 /. - xiii, 370 p. ill., maps;.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780521770651 (hardback) 9780521779227 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--History--17th century
Africans--History--America--17th century
Blacks--History--America--17th century
Community life--History--America--17th century
Creoles--History--America--17th century
Slavery--History--America--17th century

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
America--Race relations--History--17th century.
America--Social conditions--17th century.
Great Britain--Colonies--History--America--17th century.
Netherlands--Colonies--History--America--17th century.