The Slave Ship

Zusatztext 'In this compelling books Marcus Rediker extends his widely known and highly respected mastery of the social history of the Anglo-American North Atlantic to the slave ship ... the book is intricately conceptualized and written beautifully' Informationen zum Autor Marcus Rediker holds a Ph.D in history from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh. One of Americas foremost maritime and Atlantic historians, he has held several fellowships and lectured around the world. He is author of several books, including (with Peter Linebaugh) the prize-winning The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners , and The Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic . Klappentext The human drama of the slave trade told from a new perspective, from the decks of the slave ship The human drama of the slave trade told from a new perspective, from the decks of the slave ship Zusammenfassung The human drama of the slave trade told from a new perspective, from the decks of the slave ship

Product details

• Authors: Marcus Rediker, Rediker Marcus
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.09.2008
• EAN: 9780719563034
• ISBN: 978-0-7195-6303-4
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, maritime history, General & world history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, General and world history, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery