A Short History of Slavery

Author: Walvin, James

Social & cultural history

Published on 1 March 2007 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 272 pages, None
200 x 127 x 21 | 242g

As we approach the bicentenary of the abolition of the Atlantic trade, Walvin has selected the historical texts that recreate the mindset that made such a savage institution possible - morally acceptable even. Setting these historical documents against Walvin's own incisive historical narrative, the two layers of this extraordinary, definitive account of the Atlantic slave trade enable us to understand the rise and fall of one of the most shameful chapters in British history, the repercussions of which the modern world is still living with.