Unbroken Chains - A 5,000-Year History of African Enslavement

A groundbreaking new history that illuminates the full story of slavery in Africa, from Ancient Egypt to the present.

About the author

Martin Plaut, the BBC World Service's former Africa Editor, has published extensively on African affairs. An adviser to the Foreign Office and the US State Department, he is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies.

Summary

A new, full history of slavery in Africa, from the Pharaohs to the present.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Plaut, Plaut Martin
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2025
• EAN: 9781805264026
• ISBN: 978-1-80526-402-6
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 662 g
• Illustrations: farbige Illustrationen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, African History, Slavery & abolition of slavery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Trafficking, Slavery, enslaved persons and abolition of slavery, Modern slavery / Human trafficking