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Atlas of Slavery de James Walvin

Atlas of Slavery

Autor James Walvin
en Limba Engleză Hardback – dec 2015
Slavery transformed Africa, Europe and the Americas and hugely-enhanced the well-being of the West but the subject of slavery can be hard to understand because of its huge geographic and chronological span. This book uses a unique atlas format to present the story of slavery, explaining its historical importance and making this complex story and its geographical setting easy to understand.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138131910
ISBN-10: 1138131911
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 195 x 252 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Introduction.  1. Slavery in a global setting.  2. The Ancient World.  3. Overland Trade Routes.  4. European slavery and slave trades.  5. Exploration and the spread of sugar.  6. Europeans, slaves and West Africa.  7. Britain, slavery and the slave trade.  8. Africa.  9. The Atlantic.  10. Crossing the Atlantic.  11. Destinations.  12. Arrivals.  13. Brazil.  14. The Caribbean.  15. North America.  16. Cotton and the USA.  17. Slave Resistance.  18. Abolition and Emancipation.  19. East Africa and the Indian Ocean.  20. Slavery after abolition.  21. Chronology

Recenzii

"James Walvin maps the history of slavery from ancient to modern times and provides a succinctly written commentary on the same,.......further enhancing his reputation as one of the leading international figures in raising public awareness and understanding of slavery and its impact on global history".
David Richardson, Professor of Economic History, University of Hull.
 
This is a wide-ranging and extremely useful study of the historical geography of slavery and the slave trade. This Atlas will be an invaluable resource for students studying slavery and for the general reader interested in this important area.
Professor Gad Heuman, Department of History, University of Warwick.

Descriere

This comprehensive study enables readers to understand the vast history of slavery, from its origins in the ancient world to the present, focusing particularly on the American experience.
 
This is the first book to provide a visual, cartographic account of the whole story of slavery and the slave trade. It makes the story, fundamental to the shaping of western history, readily accessible.