Slaves From the Tamil Coast and European Trade Around the World

Name: Slaves From the Tamil Coast and European Trade Around the World
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ISBN: 9781837654314

1547-1792

S. Jeyaseela Stephen

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Boydell & Brewer
17 February 2026

Asian history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Slavery & abolition of slavery; Maritime & nautical trades

A detailed study of Tamil participation in and subjection to the global slave trade, tracing transcontinental journeys, labour and social networks.

This book explores the lives of individuals who were enslaved, bought, sold and forcibly transported across continents from the Tamil coast. It argues that the region was deeply entangled in the global slave trade through European commercial networks. Tracing the journeys of Tamil slaves to destinations such as Melaka, Manila, Macao, Mexico City, Colima, Cape Town, Mauritius, Réunion, St. Helena and beyond - including in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Europe and North America - this study explores their social interactions, labour experiences and forced migrations. By drawing on underutilised yet richly detailed archival sources, this volume offers new insights into transnational and global history, focusing on merchant networks, global markets and intercontinental shipping.

By: S. Jeyaseela Stephen
Imprint: Boydell & Brewer
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781837654314
ISBN 10: 183765431X
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 17 February 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

S. JEYASEELA STEPHEN was Directeur, Institut pour études Indo-Européennes until 2023. He was Professor of Maritime History (2001-13) at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, and has authored numerous books including The Coromandel Coast and its Hinterland: Economy, Society and Political System, 1500-1600 (1997); Expanding Portuguese Empire and the Tamil Economy, Sixteenth-Eighteenth Centuries (2009); Oceanscapes: Tamil Textiles in the Early Modern World (2014); A Meeting of the Minds: European and Tamil Encounters in Modern Sciences, 1507-1857 (2016); History of the Climate Change on the Coromandel Coast, Ninth-Nineteenth Centuries (2023). His books have been translated into Chinese, Danish, German and Tamil. He is the recipient of the best book prize of 1999 from the Government of Tamil Nadu and Thiru Vi Ka award of 2023 of the Government of Tamil Nadu