Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade - Setting the Record Straight

Focusing on the British Empire, Faber assesses the extent to which Jews participated in the institution of slavery through investment in slave trading companies, ownership of slave ships, commercial activity as merchants who sold slaves upon their arrival from Africa, and direct ownership of slaves. A crucial corrective, this book lays to rest one of the most contested historical controversies of our time.

About the author

The late Eli Faber was Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York, and author of A Time for Planting: The First Migration, 1654-1828, the first volume in the five-volume The Jewish People in America.

Summary

Focusing on the British empire, this book assesses the extent to which Jews participated in the institution of slavery through investment in slave trading companies, ownership of slave ships, commercial activity as merchants who sold slaves upon their arrival from Africa, and direct ownership of slaves.

Product details

• Authors: David Faber, Eli Faber
• Assisted by: W. Vandereycken (Editor)
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2000
• EAN: 9780814726396
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-2639-6
• No. of pages: 386
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 152 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 606 g
• Series: Reappraisals in Jewish Social; New Perspectives on Jewish Stu; New Perspectives on Jewish Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous