Atlas of Slavery

Name: Atlas of Slavery
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ISBN: 9780582437807

ISBN-10: 0582437806

ISBN-13: 9780582437807

Edition: 2005

Authors: James Walvin

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Enormous and growing interest in history of slavery Increasing awareness in UK of British black history Makes historic and geographic sense of the complexities of slavery No other Atlas of slavery available Not just the Atlantic World - chronologically and geographically comprehensive James Walvin is one of the premier scholars in this field The Atlantic slave trade transformed the Americas. And slavery damaged Africa whilst at the same time, hugely benefitting Europe. This Atlas captures what was an enormous historical phenomenon in graphic form. The visual nature of the volume makes the complexities of 400 years of Atlantic history both comprehensible and accessible. James Walvin…

Book details

List price: $70.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/25/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

James Walvin is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of York in England and an authority on the slave trade. His recent books include The Trader, the Owner, the Slave; A Short History of Slavery; and The Slave Trade.



Introduction



Slavery in a global setting



The Ancient World



Overland Trade Routes



European slavery and slave trades



Exploration and the spread of sugar



Europeans, slaves and West Africa



Britain, slavery and the slave trade



Africa



The Atlantic



Crossing the Atlantic



Destinations



Arrivals



Brazil



The Caribbean



North America



Cotton and the USA



Slave Resistance



Abolition and Emancipation



East Africa and the Indian Ocean



Slavery after abolition



Chronology