Atlas of slavery / / James Walvin

• Autore: Walvin James
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2014, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 146 p. : ill ; ; 25 cm
• 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
• ISBN: 1-317-87415-3; 1-138-13191-1; 1-315-83753-6; 1-317-87416-1; 9780582437807; 0582437806 (Paper)
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910958204403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II