ebooks Genoa; 'La Superba': The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower by Nicholas Walton in History

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Of all institutions; common to all societies throughout human history; slavery is the only constant. It would not be wildly inaccurate to suggest that well over 90% of all humanity has been subjected to slavery of some description. In one form or another; the institution has been the basis of human progression. For example; slaves built the Egyptian pyramids; as they did the Mayan and Aztec pyramids in the Americas; the Golden Years of Greece and Rome were the result of slavery; slaves built the Parthenon. Today through China; India; Africa; the Middle East; Eurasia; the Americas and Indonesia - through varying degrees of indentured labour - slavery continues to underpin our lives; and what we consume. The Slave Route is an entertaining account of one man s journey through distant lands. Artist Harry Holcroft visits over twenty countries across Africa and America as he retraces the path of the ancient slave routes; adopting the various historical means of travel along the way. An enthusiastic sto