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Transatlantic Slavery
Benjamin, Richard; Fleming, David
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Description for Transatlantic Slavery
Paperback. Between 1500 and 1870, millions of Africans were transported across the Atlantic by European traders to work as slaves in the Americas. First published to accompany a permanent gallery in the Merseyside Maritime Museum, this reissue includes essays on women in slavery, the impact on West and Central Africa, and the African view of the slave trade. Series: National Museums Liverpool. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 212 x 7. Weight in Grams: 342.
Between 1500 and 1870, millions of Africans were transported across the Atlantic by European traders to work as slaves in the Americas. They were shipped in conditions of great cruelty to lead lives of hard, unremitting labour, subject to degradation and violence. The products of their labour – primarily sugar, coffee and tobacco – were sent back to Europe and the profits derived from slavery helped fuel European economic development in the 18th and 19th centuries. The cost in lives and human suffering was enormous. First published to accompany a permanent gallery in the Merseyside Maritime Museum, this reissue of ... Read more
Between 1500 and 1870, millions of Africans were transported across the Atlantic by European traders to work as slaves in the Americas. They were shipped in conditions of great cruelty to lead lives of hard, unremitting labour, subject to degradation and violence. The products of their labour – primarily sugar, coffee and tobacco – were sent back to Europe and the profits derived from slavery helped fuel European economic development in the 18th and 19th centuries. The cost in lives and human suffering was enormous. First published to accompany a permanent gallery in the Merseyside Maritime Museum, this reissue of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Series
National Museums Liverpool
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846316395
SKU
V9781846316395
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Benjamin, Richard; Fleming, David
David Fleming is Director of National Museums Liverpool. Dr Richard Benjamin is Head of the International Slavery Museum, part of the National Museums Liverpool.
Reviews for Transatlantic Slavery
…very readable collection of articles from leading experts in the field of slavery studies. Walvin’s account of the move towards abolition makes particularly pertinent reading as we approach the 2007 bicentenary of the ending of the slave trade in Britain, but perhaps most relevant are the essays on how, and why, we should commemorate this difficult aspect of our history. ... Read more