ISBN:
9780582437807
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (260 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Atlas of Slavery
DDC:
306.3/62/09
Keywords:
United States
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
〈P〉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. 〈/P〉
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
18. Abolition and emancipation19. East Africa and the Indian Ocean; 20. Slavery after abolition; Chronology; Further reading; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
