The Routledge history of slavery / edited by Gad Heuman and Trevor Burnard.

The Routledge history of slavery / edited by Gad Heuman and Trevor Burnard.

9780415520836 pbk
0415520835 pbk
9780415466899
041546689X

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

English

ix, 358 pages ; 25 cm.

HT861 .R68 2011

306.3/6209

This book provides an overview of the main themes surrounding the history of slavery from Ancient Greece to the present day. Taking stock of the field of slave studies, the book explores the major advances that have taken place in the past few decades in this crucial field. Offering a transnational history of slavery, the chapters have all been specially commissioned for the collection. The volume begins by delineating the global nature of the institution of slavery, examining slavery in Africa and the Indian Ocean World as well as the transatlantic slave trade. In part 2, the chapters explore different themes that define slavery, including slave culture, the slave economy, slave resistance and the planter class, as well as areas of life affected by slavery such as family and work. The final part goes on to study changes and continuities over time, looking at abolition, the aftermath of emancipation and commemoration. The volume concludes with a chapter on modern slavery. Including essays on all key topics and issues, this collection from a leading international group of scholars presents a comprehensive survey of the current state of the field.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Routledge histories.

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