| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 309 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Mastering the Niger -- Sources -- "Mr. Park's book" and the Niger problem -- Keeping account of Atlantic commerce -- Captive knowledge -- Courses -- Credibility and truth making in the Atlantic world -- Surveying Sierra Leone -- Thomas Fowell Buxton and the Niger expedition -- Termination -- Beyond the Niger |
| Summary |
In Mastering the Niger, David Lambert recalls Scotsman James MacQueen (1778-1870) and his publication of A New Map of Africa in 1841 to show that Atlantic slavery-as a practice of subjugation, a source of wealth, and a focus of political struggle-was entangled with the production, circulation, and reception of geographical knowledge. The British empire banned the slave trade in 1807 and abolished slavery itself in 1833, creating a need for a new British imperial economy. Without ever setting foot on the continent, MacQueen took on the task of solving the "Niger problem," tha |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-296) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
MacQueen, James, 1778-1870 fast |
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MacQueen, James 1778-1870 gnd |
| Subject |
MacQueen James -- 1778-1870
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Slave trade -- Africa
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TRAVEL -- Africa -- General.
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Discoveries in geography -- British
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Slave trade
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Kartierung
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Sklavenhandel
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Slavhandel -- historia.
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Influenser.
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Kartografi -- politiska aspekter -- historia.
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Geografi -- politiska aspekter -- historia.
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Geografi -- sociala aspekter -- historia.
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Upptäcktshistoria -- politiska aspekter.
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Niger River -- Discovery and exploration -- British
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| Subject |
Africa
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Niger River
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Niger-Gebiet
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Afrika -- Niger (flod)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780226078236 |
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022607823X |
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