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Slavery: A World History

Door Milton Meltzer

Categorie
Algemeen Geschiedenis
Boeknummer
#384251-UE10
Titel
Slavery: A World History
Auteur
Meltzer, Milton
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
New York, N.Y. : Da Capo Press
Jaar van uitgave
1993
ISBN10
0306805367
ISBN13
9780306805363
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, some illustrations (including photographs) in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting
Slavery is not and has never been a ”peculiar institution,” but one that is deeply rooted in the history and economy of most countries. Although it has flourished in some periods and declined in others, human bondage for profit has never been eradicated completely. In Slavery: A World History renowned author Milton Meltzer traces slavery from its origins in prehistoric hunting societies; through the boom in slave trading that reached its peak in the United States with a pre-Civil War slave population of 4,000,000; through the forced labor under the Nazi regime and in the Soviet gulags; and finally to its widespread practice in many countries today, such as the debt bondage that miners endure in Brazil or the prostitution into which women are sold in Thailand. In this detailed, ... (Lees verder)compassionate account, readers will learn how slavery arose, what forms it takes, what roles slaves have performed in their societies, what everyday existence is like for those enchained, and what can be done to end the degrading practice of slavery.
Pagina's
344
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 12,50

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