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A Brief History of Slavery

By Jeremy Black

A Brief History of Slavery Social Sciences

A Brief History of Slavery

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A thought-provoking and important book that raises essential issues crucial not only for understanding 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 the present in the form of contemporary crimes such as 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 West Indies, and the murderous forced labour of the gulags and concentration camps. Slavery helped to consolidate transoceanic empires and helped mould new world societies such as America and Brazil. Black charts the long fight for abolition in the nineteenth century, looking at both the campaigners as well as the harrowing accounts of the enslaved themselves. Slavery is still with us today, and coerced labour can be found closer to home than one might expect.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2011-08-18
Publication Date:
2021-11-23
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1849016895
ISBN13:
9781849016896
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
269 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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