Bremen und die atlantische Sklaverei

Using the example of the trading city of Bremen, this book is the first to analyse several levels of German entanglements with Atlantic slavery together and expands the hitherto economic-historical view of research. Bremen profited from the sale of goods necessary for the slave economy and from plantation ownership. The Bremen authorities protected Bremer slavery profiteers out of economic and political interest at the international level, while at the same time committing to the suppression of the slave trade in international treaties. Studies of discourse, legal practices, diplomacy and migration demonstrate the relevance and presence of Atlantic slavery in politics, economics and society.