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| Author: | .Walvin, James | |
| Title: | Black Ivory: A History of British Slavery | |
| Cover: | Paperback | |
| Number of Pages: |
365 |
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| Synopsis: | Black Ivory: A History of British Slavery contends that during the colonial period the need for labor to produce sugar, tobacco, rum, coffee, and rice, which were becoming mainstays of the European diet, led to the enslavement of millions of Africans who contributed substantially to the economic development of Britain and the Western World. Black Ivory, however, focuses on the daily life of the slaves during the colonial period. it compares and contrasts slavery in Britain, the West Indies, and the United States, thus enabling the reader to gain insight into the different historical circumstances and outcomes of slavery in these areas. | |
| Genre: | Non Fiction | |
| ID Number: |
317 |
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