Questioning slavery /

For the best part of three centuries the material well-being of the western world was dependent on slavery. Yet these systems were mainly brought to a very rapid end. This text surveys the key questions of slavery, and traces the arguments which have swirled around its history in recent years. The l...

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Tác giả chính: Walvin, James
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
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Tóm tắt:For the best part of three centuries the material well-being of the western world was dependent on slavery. Yet these systems were mainly brought to a very rapid end. This text surveys the key questions of slavery, and traces the arguments which have swirled around its history in recent years. The latest findings on slavery are presented, and a comparative analysis of slavery in the English-speaking Americas is offered.
Mô tả vật lý:1 online resource (xii, 202 pages)
Thư mục:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index.
số ISBN:0203277368
9780203277362
0203442873
9780203442876
9780415153560
0415153565
9780415153577
0415153573
0203751116
9780203751114
128021810X
9781280218101
1134741138
9781134741137