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OverviewAn important illustrated history of the relationship between Cambridge and the Black Atlantic. Between 1400 and 1900, European powers, not least Britain, colonised the Americas and transported over 12.5 million people from sub-Saharan Africa as slaves. The contested space, formed by the interactions of multiple people and cultures, both Black and white, we now call the Black Atlantic. Cambridge and Cambridgeshire played a key role in this international narrative – a story of commerce, profit and colonialism, of opinion-forming, and of struggle. Through the lens of historic artworks, artefacts and natural history specimens, this book and the exhibition it accompanies analyse the rise and growth of enslavement, the profits made by Dutch and British traders and plantation-owners, the power of images, the knowledge produced by enslaved people, histories of resistance movements and the consequences of these events today. Works by contemporary makers challenge long-held assumptions, address erasures, and create alternative narratives of repair, freedom and justice. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jake Subryan Richards (London School of Economics and Political Science.) , Victoria AveryPublisher: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Imprint: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781781301234ISBN 10: 1781301239 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 07 September 2023 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA fascinating and extremely accessible work that is shocking, inspiring and deeply moving. * All About History * Black Atlantic provides an amazing insight into a little-explored consequence of the slave trade. It offers a challenging and informative read. * the Morning Star * A fascinating and extremely accessible work that is shocking, inspiring and deeply moving. * All About History * Author InformationJake Subryan Richards is Assistant Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research and teaching concerns the histories of the people of the African diaspora, Atlantic empires, and enslavement and emancipation. Victoria Avery has been Keeper of European Sculpture & Decorative Arts at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, since 2010, prior to which she was Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Warwick. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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