Condemned : the transported men, women and children who built Britain's empire /

"In the early seventeenth century, Britain took ruthless steps to deal with its unwanted citizens, forcibly removing men, women, and children from their homelands and sending them to far-flung corners of the empire to be sold off to colonial masters. This oppressive regime grew into a brutal sy...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Seal, Graham, 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Penal transportation > Great Britain > History.
Contract labor > Great Britain > History.
Main-d'œuvre contractuelle > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837).
British colonies.
Contract labor.
Penal transportation.
Great Britain > Colonies.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies.
Great Britain.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: empire of chains
  • A history with many links
  • Kidnappers, spirits and soul drivers
  • Traitors and deceivers
  • The body trade
  • A race of convicts
  • This solitary waste
  • Cruel tyranny
  • The devil's isles
  • One vase charnel house
  • River of tears
  • The end of the chain?

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