Black ivory : a history of British slavery
The brutal story of African slavery in the British colonies of the West Indies and North America is told in this text. All aspects of African slavery up to 1776 are covered including the situation of women, flight and rebellion, and disease and death. Previous ed.: London: HarperCollins, 1992
Print Book, English, ©2001
Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, UK, ©2001
History
xv, 324 pages : maps ; 24 cm
9780631229599, 9780631229605, 0631229590, 0631229604
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Consuming passions
Murdering men
Slaves, traders and Africa
Crossing the Atlantic
Landfall
Plantations, slaves and planters
In the fields
Skills
Women
Disease and death
Slaves at ease
Religion
Families and communities
Sex in the slave quarters
Violence
Rebellions
A leap in the dark : runaways
Ending it all : the crusade against slavery
The plight of Africa
The problems of freedom