The slave ship a human history
For more than three centuries, slave ships carried millions of people from the coasts of Africa to the New World. Here, award-winning historian Rediker creates a detailed history of these vessels and the human drama acted out on their rolling decks. Rediker restores the slave ship to its rightful pl...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Viking
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | Sumario |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b18541008*spi |
| Sumario: | For more than three centuries, slave ships carried millions of people from the coasts of Africa to the New World. Here, award-winning historian Rediker creates a detailed history of these vessels and the human drama acted out on their rolling decks. Rediker restores the slave ship to its rightful place alongside the plantation as a formative institution of slavery, as a place where a profound and still haunting history of race, class, and modern capitalism was made |
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| Descripción Física: | 434 p., [16] p. de lám. : il. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 361-415) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9780670018239 |
