Associate Professor, Department of History, York University, North York, Canada. Founder and administrator of the “Angola Network“ for scholars working on Angola.

jccurto@yorku.ca

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Selected Bibliography:

–   “The legal Portuguese slave trade from Benguela, Angola, 1730–1828: a quantitative re-appraisal”, África (São Paulo) 16-17 (1), 1993/1994, pp. 101-116;

–   Sources for the Pre-1900 Population History of Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Angola, 1773-1845, Annales de démographie historique, 1994: pp. 319-338.

–   Alcohol and Slaves: The Luso-Brazilian Alcohol Commerce at Mpinda, Luanda, and Benguela during the Atlantic Slave Trade c. 1480–1830 and its Impact on the Societies of West Central Africa. PhD Thesis University of California, Los Angeles 1996 (Ann Arbor 1997);

–   “The Anatomy of a Demographic Explosion: Luanda, 1844–1850”, The International Journal of African Historical Studies 32 (2-3), 1999, pp. 381–405;

–   “Vinho verso Cachaça: A Luta Luso-Brasileira pelo Comércio do Álcool e de Escravos em Luanda, c. 1648–1703”, in: Selma Pantoja and José Flávio Sombra Saraiva (eds.), Angola e Brasil nas Rotas do Atlântico Sul. Rio de Janeiro 1999, pp. 69-97;

–   “Luso-Brazilian Alcohol and the Legal Slave Trade at Benguela and its Hinterland, c. 1617–1830,” in: H. Bonin and M. Cahen (eds.), Négoce Blanc en Afrique Noire: L’évolution du commerce à longue distance en Afrique noire du 18e au 20e siècles. Paris 2001, pp. 351-369;

–   (with Raymond R. Gervais) “The Population History of Luanda During the Late Atlantic Slave Trade, 1781–1844”, African Economic History, 29, 2001;

–   (with Raymond R. Gervais) "A história da população de Luanda durante a última etapa do tráfico atlântico de escravos, 1781-1844", Studia Africana 5, 2002: pp. 75-130.

–    “The Story of Nbena, 1817–1820: Unlawful Enslavement and the Concept of ‘Original Freedom’ in Angola,” in: P.E. Lovejoy and D.V. Trotman (eds.), Trans-Atlantic Dimensions of Ethnicity in the African Diaspora. London 2002.

–   Álcoól e Escravos: O comércio luso-brasileiro do álcool em Mpinda, Luanda e Benguela durante o tráfico atlântico de escravos (c. 1480-1830) e o seu impacto nas sociedades da África Central Ocidental. Lisbon: Editora Vulgata, Colecção "Tempos e Espaços Africanos," 2002.

–  " 'As If From a Free Womb': Baptismal Manumissions in the Conceição Parish, Luanda, 1778-1807", Portuguese Studies Review 10, 2002:, pp. 26-57.

–   "A restituição de 10.000 súbditos ndongo 'roubados' na Angola de meados do século XVII: uma análise preliminar". In: Isabel C. Henriques, ed., Escravatura e Transformações Culturais: África- Brasil-Caraíbas. Lisbon: Vulgata, Colecção"A Rota do Escravo," 2002: pp. 185-208.

–   "Un Butin Illégitime: Razzias d'esclaves et relations luso-africaines dans la région des fleuves Kwanza et Kwango en 1805". In Isabel C. Henriques and Louis Sala-Molins, eds., Déraison, Esclavage et Droit: Les fondements idéologiques et juridiques de la traite négrière et de l'esclavage. Paris: Éditions UNESCO, 2002: pp. 315-327

–   (ed with Paul E. Lovejoy) Enslaving Connections: Africa and Brazil During the Era of Slavery. Amherst, NY: Humanity Books (in print).

–   (ed with Renée Soulodre LaFrance) Africa and the Americas: Interconnections During the Slave Trade. New Brunswick, NJ: Africa World Press (forthcoming).

–   Enslaving Spirits: The Portuguese Brazilian Alcohol Trade at Luanda and its Hinterland, c. 1550 1830. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, "Atlantic World: Europe, Africa and Americas 1500-1900 series" (forthcoming).

Abstract:

"Movers of Slaves: The Brazilian Community in Benguela (Angola), c. 1722-1832"