Slavery (Paperback)

Drawing on a range of documentary sources from international slave trade regulations and the individual records of owners to legislative debate concerning the emancipation of slaves, this reader explores the economic, cultural and political role of slavery in different societies. Selections are included from historians and economists as well as from contemporaries - from those enslaved as well as from free members of slave owning societies. This book is intended for a reader for students of slavery, American history and world history courses.