PDF The Gentleman's House in the British Atlantic World 1680-1780 by S. Hague in History

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In The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History; Jeremy Black presents a compact yet comprehensive survey of slavery and its impact on the world; primarily centered on the Atlantic trade. Opening with a clear discussion of the problems of defining slavery; the book goes on to investigate the Atlantic slave trade from its origins to abolition; including comparisons to other systems of slavery outside the Atlantic region and the persistence of modern-day slavery. Crucially; the book does not ask readers to abandon their emotional ties to the subject; but puts events in context so that it becomes clear how such an institution not only arose; but flourished. Black shows that slavery and the slave trade were not merely add-ons to the development of Western civilization; but intimately linked to it. In a vital and accessible narrative; The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History enables students to understand this terrible element of human history and how it shaped the modern world.