While the book explores the idea of the African slave as a tool in the formation of new American societies, it also acknowledges the culture, humanity, and importance of the slave as a person and highlights the role of women in slave societies.
Serving as the third book in the UTP/CHA International Themes and Issues Series, Shaping the New World introduces readers to the topic of African slavery in the New World from a comparative perspective, specifically focusing on the English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch slave systems.
While the book explores the idea of the African slave as a tool in the formation of new American societies, it also acknowledges the culture, humanity, and importance of the slave as a person and highlights the role of women in slave societies.
Serving as the third book in the UTP/CHA International Themes and Issues Series, Shaping the New World introduces readers to the topic of African slavery in the New World from a comparative perspective, specifically focusing on the English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch slave systems.
Shaping the New World: African Slavery in the Americas, 1500-1888
192Shaping the New World: African Slavery in the Americas, 1500-1888
192Paperback(New Edition)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781442605558 |
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Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
Publication date: | 07/15/2013 |
Series: | International Themes and Issues , #3 |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 192 |
Product dimensions: | 5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d) |