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Book Review: Saltwater Slavery: A Middle Passage from Africa to American Diaspora

is difficult to justify. That said, the publication of this monograph is highly welcome and adds significantly to the published literature on the economic history of the region. The book closes with some interesting reflections on developments since the 1970s. Despite two hundred years of hunting, many seal populations are currently doing well; the twentieth-century management of elephant seals, in particular, was fairly successful. When it comes to the spectacular recent increase in fur seals, a population that at times was severely depleted, the reasons seem unclear. From a scientific and economic perspective, hunting could obviously be resumed. This seems, however, to be impractical in an environment where tourism is the new growth industry. Although tourists need Omega-3 fatty acids, and while the number of fur seals on South Georgia is now so large that tourists can hardly get ashore, Dickinson maintains that "sealing continues to be an emotive industry, especially to urbanites." He is probably right.