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A Short History of Slavery by James Walvin
$35.00 NZD
Category: History
As we approach the bicentenary of the abolition of the Atlantic trade, 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 Setting these historical documents against Walvin's own incisive historical narrative, the two ...Show more
A World Transformed: Slavery in the Americas and the Origins of Global Power by James Walvin
$38.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Ser.
How Slavery in the Americas Matters explores how slavery thrived at the heart of the entire Western world for more than three centuries. Arguing that slavery can only be fully understood by stepping back from traditional national histories, this book collects the scattered accounts of the most recent sc ...Show more
Resistance, Rebellion and Revolt by James Walvin
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
This long overdue, vivid and wide-ranging examination of the significance of the resistance of the enslaved themselves - from sabotage and running away to outright violent rebellion - shines fresh light on the end of slavery in the Atlantic World.It is high time that this resistance, in addition to abol ...Show more
Slavery - The History and Legacy of One of the World's Most Brutal Institutions by James Walvin
$22.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: All You Need to Know Ser.
Western slavery goes back 10,000 years to Mesopotamia, today's Iraq, where a male slave was worth an orchard of date palms. Female slaves were called on for sexual services, gaining freedom only when their masters died. This book traces slavery from classical times to the present. It shows how the enfor ...Show more
Sugar: The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity by James Walvin
$37.99 NZD
Category: History
The modern successor to Sweetness and Power, James Walvin's Sugar is a rich and engaging work on a topic that continues to change our world.How did a simple commodity, once the prized monopoly of kings and princes, become an essential ingredient in the lives of millions, before mutating yet again into t ...Show more
Sugar: The world corrupted, from slavery to obesity by James Walvin
$60.00 NZD
Category: Health & Wellbeing
The story of sugar, and of mankind's desire for sweetness in food and drink is a compelling, though confusing story. It is also an historical story.The story of mankind's love of sweetness - the need to consume honey, cane sugar, beet sugar and chemical sweeteners - has important historical origins. To ...Show more
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