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Record Nr.

UNINA9910135122003321

Autore

Nardo Don <1947->

Titolo

Slavery through the ages / / Don Nardo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit : , : Lucent Books, An imprint of Gale Cengage Learning, , 2014

ISBN

1-4205-1185-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

World history

Disciplina

306.3/62

Soggetti

Slavery - History

Slave trade - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Slavery in the earliest civilizations -- Slavery defined as natural : ancient Greece -- Slavery on an immense scale : ancient Rome -- The early modern slave trade develops -- That peculiar institution : slavery in America -- Slavery's survival in the modern world.

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on the important dates in history regarding slavery; human beings held against their will.