The Atlantic Slave Trade : A Census. [The Hispanic Trade -- The Colonies of the North Europeans -- The Fifteenth Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries -- The English Slave Trade of the Eighteenth Century -- The French Slave Trade of the Eighteenth Century -- Main Currents of the EighteenthCentury Slave Trade -- The Slave Trade of the Nineteenth Century -- Major Trends -- A Postscript on Mortality -- Koelles Linguistic Inventory -- Bibliography

Curtin combines modern research and statistical methods with his broad knowledge of the field to present the first book-length quantitative analysis of the Atlantic slave trade. Its basic evidence suggests revision of currently held opinions concerning the place of the slave trade in the economies of the Old World nations and their American colonies.
Curtin s work will not only be the starting point for all future research on the slave trade and comparative slavery, but will become an indispensable reference for anyone interested in Afro-American studies. Journal of American History
Curtin has produced a stimulating monograph, the product of immaculate scholarship, against which all past and future studies will have to be judged. Journal of American Studies
Professor Curtin s new book is up to his customary standard of performance: within the limits he set for himself, The Atlantic Slave Trade could hardly be a better or more important book. American Historical Review

"Curtin has written a brilliantly provocative book that should lead to a range of new inquiries."--"Hispanic American Historical Review"

Curtin has written a brilliantly provocative book that should lead to a range of new inquiries. "Hispanic American Historical Review""

Curtin has written a brilliantly provocative book that should lead to a range of new inquiries. Hispanic American Historical Review