4. The Middle Passages of the Geertruyda & Christina (1783-1785) and Zeemercuur (1787-1789): A Comparison

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1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. Introduction: Sources Revisited and Perspectives Included 7
4. Part I West Africa
5. 1. A Versatile Island : The Role of São Tomé in the Slave Trade During the Period of WIC Occupation, 1641-1649 21
6. 2. Arming the Slave Trade : Evidence on the Gun-Slave Hypothesis from Dutch Slavers 45
7. 3. The Slave Trade on the Return Voyage 69
8. Part II At Sea
9. 4. The Middle Passages of the Geertruyda & Christina (1783-1785) and Zeemercuur (1787-1789): A Comparison 99
10. 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 127
11. 6. Rice, Barley and Beans : Extensity and Severity of Malnutrition in the Dutch Slave Trade 149
12. Part III Conflict Management and Discourse
13. 7. Guarding Security, Managing Risks : West African Bombas on Dutch Slave Ships 175
14. 8. Business as Usual : Persisting Narratives of Commodification, Racialisation and Humanisation in the Archive of the MCC 195
15. 9. Abolitionist Grandstanding : Resisting the Illegal Slave Trade in Nineteenth Century Suriname 229
16. Epilogue. Tides of Remembrance: People, Nations, and Power Unlocked 255
17. List of Figures 263
18. List of Illustrations 265
19. List of Tables 267
20. Index 269