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Historical Dictionary of Slavery and Abolition (Hardcover, Second Edition) Loot Price: R2,548
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Historical Dictionary of Slavery and Abolition (Hardcover, Second Edition): Martin A. Klein

Historical Dictionary of Slavery and Abolition (Hardcover, Second Edition)

Martin A. Klein

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series

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For almost four thousand years, men and women with power have exploited vulnerable populations for cheap or free labor. These slaves, serfs, helots, tenants, peons, bonded or forced laborers, etc., built pyramids and temples, dug canals and mined the earth for precious metals and gemstones. They built the palaces and mansions in which the powerful lived, grown the food they ate, spun the cloth that clothed them. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Slavery and Abolition relates the long and brutal history of slavery and the struggle for abolition using several key features: .Chronology .Introductory essay .Appendixes .Extensive bibliography .Over 500 cross-referenced entries on forms of slavery, famous slaves and abolitionists, sources of slaves, and current conditions of modern slavery around the world This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about slavery and abolition."

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Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin: United States
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
Release date: September 2014
First published: September 2014
Authors: Martin A. Klein
Dimensions: 232 x 162 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 478
Edition: Second Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-5966-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN: 0-8108-5966-1
Barcode: 9780810859661

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