ISBN: 9780192893024

This new Reader draws on a range of documentary sources to show the origins, history, and realities of slavery and the slave trade. Exploring the economic, cultural, and political role of… Mehr…

This new Reader draws on a range of documentary sources to show the origins, history, and realities of slavery and the slave trade. Exploring the economic, cultural, and political role of slavery, the volume shows the similarities as well as the differences in different times and places. Whilefocusing primarily on the Americas, the volume extends to a consideration of slavery in other societies in the classical world, Africa, Asia, and the contemporary world. With over 150 selections, varying from one paragraph to several pages in length, the volume ranges widely, from internationalslave trade regulations and the individual records of slaveowners, to legislative debate concerning the emancipation of slaves. The volume aims to show the diversity of human experiences of slavery, and explains the causes of both the ending as well as the origins of slavery. Covering many aspectsof slavery, the volume considers the ways in which slavery has been justified and attacked, the operations of slave societies, and the experiences of those living in them. Selections are drawn from a wide variety of sources, such as biblical and philosophical discussions, the writings of slaves,slaveowners, abolitionists, economists, lawyers, and historians. In addition, the volume includes selections from many leading historians and economists studying slavery and emancipation. Books List_Books, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

ISBN: 9780192893024

Paperback, [PU: Oxford University Press], Containing over 150 selections, this book draws on a range of documentary sources to show the origins, history, and realities of slavery and the … Mehr…

Paperback, [PU: Oxford University Press], Containing over 150 selections, this book draws on a range of documentary sources to show the origins, history, and realities of slavery and the slave trade. Though focusing primarily on the Americas, it also extends to a consideration of slavery in other societies: the classical world, Africa, Asia, and the contemporary world., Slavery & Abolition Of Slavery<

ISBN: 9780192893024

Containing over 150 selections, this book draws on a range of documentary sources to show the origins, history, and realities of slavery and the slave trade. Though focusing primarily on … Mehr…

Containing over 150 selections, this book draws on a range of documentary sources to show the origins, history, and realities of slavery and the slave trade. Though focusing primarily on the Americas, it also extends to a consideration of slavery in other societies: the classical world, Africa, Asia, and the contemporary world.; Social Sciences, OUP Oxford<

2001, ISBN: 9780192893024

Softcover, Buch, [PU: Oxford University Press]

2001, ISBN: 9780192893024

Softcover, Buch, [PU: Oxford University Press]