SHORT HISTORY OF SLAVERY

An excellent and concise account of the history of slavery and its evolution over time from the classical world through to its abolition in the nineteenth century. James 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 Setting these historical documents against his own incisive historical narrative, the two layers of this extraordinary, definitive account of the Atlantic slave trade enable us to understand the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.