The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History

In The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History, Jeremy Black presents a compact yet comprehensive survey of slavery and its impact on the world, primarily centered on the Atlantic trade. Opening with a clear discussion of the problems of defining slavery, the book goes on to investigate the Atlantic slave trade from its origins to abolition, including comparisons to other systems of slavery outside the Atlantic region and the persistence of modern-day slavery. Crucially, the book does not ask readers to abandon their emotional ties to the subject, but puts events in context so that it becomes clear how such an institution not only arose, but flourished. Black shows that slavery and the slave trade were not merely add-ons to the development of Western civilization, but intimately linked to it. In a vital and accessible narrative, The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History enables students to understand this terrible element of human history and how it shaped the modern world.Additional ISBNs: 1138841323, 1138841331, 1315732297, 9781138841321, 9781138841338, 9781315732299The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History 1st Edition is written by Jeremy Black and published by Routledge. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History are 9781317554547, 131755454X and the print ISBNs are 9781138841321, 1138841323.