Slavery & abolition of slavery books

Rethinking the history of African enslavement in the western Indian Ocean through the lens of Iranian cinema From...  Read More >>

African American literary production has changed in astounding ways since the 1970s. This book provides a systematic...  Read More >>

Although slavery was a practice of forced labor and restricted liberties, as a teenager that was not a part of my...  Read More >>

"""The remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and...  Read More >>

This volume compiles writings by and about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, a nineteenth-century Black radical feminist, an...  Read More >>

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This volume compiles writings by and about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, a nineteenth-century Black radical feminist, an...  Read More >>

"A mechanism has ceased its functioning. In all probability, the device at first needed only slight modification,...  Read More >>

""Joining the ranks of Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Zora Neale Hurston's rediscovered...  Read More >>

""Joining the ranks of Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Zora Neale Hurston's rediscovered...  Read More >>

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Fridays for Future. Just Stop Oil. Black Lives Matter. From Greta Thunberg’s Swedish school strike to emerging ‘hacktivism’...  Read More >>

This Element shows that existing models of global slavery derived from sociology rather than history. It argues...  Read More >>

A Civil War thriller shot through with Southern Gothic, from the godfather of Southern noir James Lee Burke.  Read More >>

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Jane Webster develops a pioneering approach to 'rebuilding' British slaving vessels, creating a new archaeology...  Read More >>

Providing new levels of detail on Britain’s sugar trade, this authoritative account explores how Bristol’s sugar...  Read More >>

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Insightfully reading the built environment of plantations, considering artifact fragments found in excavations of...  Read More >>

175 years after his death, Senator Thomas Morris has remained one of the few early national champions of political...  Read More >>

Full of true stories more dramatic than any fiction, The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide offers a fresh,...  Read More >>

Offering an up-to-date and comprehensive resource for students and general readers investigating human trafficking,...  Read More >>

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Offers a radical reassessment of slave revolts and their function in ancient historiography  Read More >>