The Zong : a massacre, the law and the end of slavery /

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On November 29, 1781, Captain Collingwood of the British ship Zong commanded his crew to throw overboard one-third of his cargo: a shipment of Africans bound for slavery in America. This book examines the deplorable killings on the Zong, the lawsuit that ensued, and how the murder of 132 slaves affe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walvin, James (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Zong (Ship)
1700-1799
Slave trade > England > Liverpool > History > 18th century.
Slave trade > Jamaica > History > 18th century.
Enslaved persons > Violence against > History > 18th century.
Mass murder > History > 18th century.
Seafaring life > History > 18th century.
Trials > England > London > History > 18th century.
Marine insurance > Great Britain > History.
Slavery > Law and legislation > Great Britain > History.
Antislavery movements > Great Britain > History.
Esclaves > Commerce > Angleterre > Liverpool > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Esclaves > Commerce > Jamaïque > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Esclaves > Violence envers > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Meurtre multiple > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Vie en mer > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Procès > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Assurances maritimes > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Antislavery movements
Marine insurance
Mass murder
Seafaring life
Slave trade
Slavery > Law and legislation
Trials
Massaker.
Sklaverei.
England > Liverpool
England > London
Great Britain
Jamaica
Großbritannien.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:On November 29, 1781, Captain Collingwood of the British ship Zong commanded his crew to throw overboard one-third of his cargo: a shipment of Africans bound for slavery in America. This book examines the deplorable killings on the Zong, the lawsuit that ensued, and how the murder of 132 slaves affected debates about slavery.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 248 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300180756
0300180756

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