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Atlas of slavery / / James Walvin



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Autore: Walvin James. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Atlas of slavery / / James Walvin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2014, c2006
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
Disciplina: 306.36209
Soggetto topico: Slavery - History
Slave trade - History
Slave trade - America - History
Slave trade - Africa - History
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Atlas of slavery  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-317-87415-3
1-138-13191-1
1-315-83753-6
1-317-87416-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910818245303321
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