Introduction. Atlantic lives : Anglo-African trade in northern Guinea -- Buyers and sellers in cross-cultural trade -- "Artificers" and merchants : making and moving goods -- West Africans profiting in Atlantic trade -- Company property : captives, rebels, and grometos -- Free agents and local hires : managing men in northern Guinea -- Conclusion. Anglo-African relations
Summary
A new era in world history began when Atlantic maritime trade among Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas opened up in the fifteenth century, setting the stage for massive economic and cultural change
