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The Cambridge World History of Slavery. Volume 4 AD 1804-AD 2016

The Cambridge World History of Slavery. Volume 4 AD 1804-AD 2016 - The Cambridge World History of Slavery

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Publisher's Synopsis

Slavery and coerced labor have been among the most ubiquitous of human institutions both in time - from ancient times to the present - and in place, having existed in virtually all geographic areas and societies. This volume covers the period from the independence of Haiti to modern perceptions of slavery by assembling twenty-eight original essays, each written by scholars acknowledged as leaders in their respective fields. Issues discussed include the sources of slaves, the slave trade, the social and economic functioning of slave societies, the responses of slaves to enslavement, efforts to abolish slavery continuing to the present day, the flow of contract labor and other forms of labor control in the aftermath of abolition, and the various forms of coerced labor that emerged in the twentieth century under totalitarian regimes and colonialism.

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Cambridge University Press dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. We further the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

Book information

ISBN: 9780521840699
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 306.3620903
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 718
Weight: 1176g
Height: 163mm
Width: 234mm
Spine width: 51mm