Questioning slavery /

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For the best part of three centuries the material well-being of the western world was dependent on slavery. Yet these systems were mainly brought to a very rapid end. This text surveys the key questions of slavery, and traces the arguments which have swirled around its history in recent years. The l...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walvin, James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Subjects:
Slavery > Great Britain > Colonies > History.
Slave trade > Great Britain > History.
Esclaves > Commerce > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Slave trade.
Slavery > British colonies.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Forging the link : Europe, Africa and the Americas
  • 2. But why slavery?
  • 3. Varieties of labour
  • 4. Domination and control
  • 5. Colour, race and subjugation
  • 6. Men and women
  • 7. The culture of resistance
  • 8. Cultivating independence
  • 9. Ending slavery
  • 10. Freedom and varieties of slavery.

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