Transatlantic Slavery - An Introduction (Paperback)

Between 1500 and 1870, millions of Africans were transported across the Atlantic by European traders to work as slaves in the Americas. They were shipped in conditions of great cruelty to lead lives of hard, unremitting labour, subject to degradation and violence. The products of their labour - primarily sugar, coffee and tobacco - were sent back to Europe and the profits derived from slavery helped fuel European economic development in the 18th and 19th centuries. The cost in lives and human suffering was enormous. First published to accompany a permanent gallery in the Merseyside Maritime Museum, this reissue of Transatlantic Slavery with new material documents this era through essays on women in slavery, the impact on West and Central Africa, and the African view of the slave trade. Richly illustrated, it reveals how the slave trade shaped the history of three continents-Africa, the Americas, and Europe-and how all of us continue to live with its consequences.

General

Imprint:	Liverpool University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	National Museums Liverpool
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	David Fleming • Richard Benjamin
Dimensions:	210 x 210 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-84631-639-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation Promotions
LSN:	1-84631-639-1
Barcode:	9781846316395

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