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Informationen zum Autor James Walvin is Professor Emeritus, Department of History, University of York. He was curator of the Parliamentary exhibition on the abolition of the slave trade in 2007. Klappentext History Files: This new paperback series presents the people, events, and ideas that shaped our past and made our present. Drawing upon the latest research, the books are abundantly illustrated with telling images from out-of-the-way sources, and offer the tangible fragments of vanished times in the form of loose-leaf facsimile documents that are included in the books. Zusammenfassung The History Files series presents the people, events and ideas that have shaped our world, through the lens of recent research. Each title covers a single topic and is illustrated with telling images from out-of-the-way sources and a collection of facsimile documents, bringing the past to life in an accessible yet authoritative format. Focusing on the experiences of those who lived through slavery, James Walvin, a leading authority on the subject, discusses the origins, development, abolition and legacies of the slave trade. The facsimile documents bring the period alive, as do the poignant quotations taken from first-hand accounts, detailed box features and over 150 evocative images. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: A Trade with Global Consequences ¿ 1. The European Slave Trade with Africa ¿ 2. Sugar and Slavery ¿ 3. The Middle Passage 4. Destinations and Slave Life 5. Slave Resistance ¿ 6. Abolition 7. Legacies
