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The Cambridge World History of Slavery: Volume 3, AD 1420–AD 1804

Stanley L Engerman editor David Eltis editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:25th Jul '11

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The various manifestations of coerced labour between the opening up of the Atlantic world and the formal creation of Haiti.

Volume 3 of The Cambridge World History of Slavery is a collection of essays exploring the various manifestations of coerced labor in Africa, Asia and the Americas between the opening up of the Atlantic world and the formal creation of the new nation of Haiti.Volume 3 of The Cambridge World History of Slavery is a collection of essays exploring the various manifestations of coerced labor in Africa, Asia and the Americas between the opening up of the Atlantic world and the formal creation of the new nation of Haiti. The authors, well-known authorities in their respective fields, place slavery in the foreground of the collection but also examine other types of coerced labor. Essays are organized both nationally and thematically and cover the major empires, coerced migration, slave resistance, gender, demography, law and the economic significance of coerced labor. Non-scholars will also find this volume accessible.

'An absolutely excellent volume.' The Times Literary Supplement

ISBN: 9780521840682

Dimensions: 235mm x 160mm x 47mm

Weight: 1180g

776 pages