Questioning slavery

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781134741137
ISBN: 1134741138
ISBN: 9781280218101
ISBN: 128021810X
ISBN: 9780203751114
ISBN: 0203751116
ISBN: 0415153573
ISBN: 9780415153577
ISBN: 0415153565
ISBN: 9780415153560
ISBN: 9780203442876
ISBN: 0203442873
ISBN: 9780203277362
ISBN: 0203277368
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 202 pages)
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Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Forging the link : Europe, Africa and the Americas -- 2. But why slavery? -- 3. Varieties of labour -- 4. Domination and control -- 5. Colour, race and subjugation -- 6. Men and women -- 7. The culture of resistance -- 8. Cultivating independence -- 9. Ending slavery -- 10. Freedom and varieties of slavery.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.