The Dutch Transatlantic Slave Trade

Introduction by Karwan Fatah-Black, Camilla de Koning, Ramona Negrón, and Jessica den Oudsten, Part I. West-Africa, Chapter 1. A Versatile Island: The Role of São Tomé in the Slave Trade during the Period of WIC Occupation, 1641-1649 by Florian Herrendorf, Chapter 2. Arming the Slave Trade: Evidence on the Gun-Slave Hypothesis from Dutch Slavers by Philipp Huber, Chapter 3. The Slave Trade on the Return Voyage by Ben van Yperen, Part II. The Slave Ship, Chapter 4. The Middle Passages of the Christina & Geertruyda (1783-1785) and Zeemercuur (1787-1789): a comparison by Camilla de Koning, Chapter 5. The Significance of Shipboard Insurrections during the Slave Ship Captaincies of Jan Menkenveld and his Former Officers: David Mulders, Daniel Pruijmelaar and Willem de Molder, 1754-1767 by Luc Meijboom, Chapter 6. Rice, Barley and Beans: Extensity and Severity of Malnutrition in the Dutch Slave Trade by Lucas Oosterwijk, Part III. Conflict Management and Discourse, Chapter 7. Guarding Security, Managing Risks: West African Bombas on Dutch Slave Ships by Matthias Lukkes, Chapter 8. Business as Usual: Persisting Narratives of Commodification, Racialisation and Humanisation in the Archive of the MCC by Michael Rowland, Chapter 9. Abolitionist Grandstanding: Resisting the Illegal Slave Trade in Nineteenth Century Suriname by Aviva Ben-Ur,Epilogue by Sowande' M. Mustakeem, List of Figures, List of Illustrations, List of Tables, Index.