The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History

Now in its second edition, The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History has been updated to include recent scholarship, and an analysis of how debates have changed in light of recent key events such as the Black Lives Matter movement.

Auteur

Jeremy Black is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of over 170 books, including War in the Modern World, 19902014 and Introduction to Global Military History.

Texte du rabat

Now in its second edition, The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History has been updated to include recent scholarship, and an analysis of how debates have changed in light of recent key events such as the Black Lives Matter movement.

Contenu

1. Introduction 2. The Beginnings of the Atlantic Slave Trade 3. The Slave Trade Expands Greatly 4. The Slave Trade at its Height 5. Abolitionism 6. After Slavery? 7. Conclusions