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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818245303321

Autore

Walvin James.

Titolo

Atlas of slavery / / James Walvin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2014, c2006

ISBN

1-317-87415-3

1-138-13191-1

1-315-83753-6

1-317-87416-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Disciplina

306.36209

Soggetti

Slavery - History

Slave trade - History

Slave trade - America - History

Slave trade - Africa - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2006 by Pearson Education Limited.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Author's acknowledgements; Publisher's acknowledgements; List of maps; Preface; Introduction; 1. Slavery in a global setting; 2. The ancient world; 3. Overland African slave 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 emancipation19. East Africa and the Indian Ocean; 20. Slavery after abolition; Chronology; Further reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.