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Item Details
Title:
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF SLAVERY
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By: |
Jeremy Black |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£8.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1849017328 |
ISBN 13: |
9781849017329 |
Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP |
Pub. date: |
18 August, 2011 |
Edition: |
Digital original |
Series: |
Brief Histories |
Description: |
Slavery is as old as the world itself. This title shows that its history is one that is central to our understanding of the modern world. Starting in the ancient world when the Greeks defined slavery, it covers the uses of slavery in the New World. |
Synopsis: |
A thought-provoking and important book that raises essential issues crucial not only for our past but also the present day.In this panoramic history, Jeremy Black tells how slavery was first developed in the ancient world, and reaches all the way to present day and the contemporary crimes of trafficking and bonded labour. He shows how slavery has taken many forms throughout history and across the world - from the uprising of Spartacus, the plantations of the Indies, and the murderous forced labour of the gulags and concentration camps.Slavery helped consolidated transoceanic empires and helped mould new world societies such as America and Brazil. In the Atlantic trade, Black also looks at the controversial area of how complicit the African peoples were in the trade. He then charts the long fight for abolition in the 19th century, including both the campaigners as well as the lost voices of the slaves themselves who spoke of their misery.Finally, as Black points out, slavery has not been completely abolished today and coerced labour can be found closer to home than is comfortable. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Robinson Publishing |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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