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The British Empire carried more Africans into bondage in the Americas than any other nation in the world. Not only did the British slavers of the 17th and 18th centuries do the most to hone the art of slave trading, but the nation as a whole also benefited financially more than any of its competitors. The story of how Britain grew and prospered on the backs of millions of slaves is retold here in vivid detail. Renowned slavery historian James Walvin explains how the international commodity market operated, how the process of transporting millions of Africans thousands of miles across ocean and land developed, and how the experience affected slaves both in bondage and later in freedom. This is an innovative and eye-opening account of the critical relationship between slavery and the development of Britain’s cultural and economic life.
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James Walvin has published widely on slavery and the slave trade. His titles include Atlas of Slavery, Black and White—which was awarded the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize—and The Quakers: Money and Morals, named as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times.
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"A thought provoking and invaluable contribution to the slavery debate . . . holds the readers’ attention to the last page." —BBC History Magazine
"Narrative history at its best." —Daily Telegraph on Black Ivory
"Takes its place alongside Roy Foster’s Modern Ireland and Simon Schama’s Citizens as representing the best in recent narrative history." —Times Literary Supplement on Black Ivory
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- PublisherTempus
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0752444271
- ISBN 13 9780752444277
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages216
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