Slavery in Small Things

Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

Av James Walvin, UK) Walvin, James (University of York

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Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits isthe first book to explore the long-range cultural legacy of slavery through commonplace daily objects. Offers a new and original approach to the history of slavery by an acknowledged expert on the topicTraces the relationship between slavery and modern cultural habits through an analysis of commonplace objects that include sugar, tobacco, tea, maps, portraiture, print, and moreRepresents the only study that utilizes common objects to illustrate the cultural impact and legacy of the Atlantic slave tradeMakes the topic of slavery accessible to a wider public audience

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-01-13
Mått152 x 226 x 18 mm
Vikt363 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781119166221

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James Walvin is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Professor Emeritus at the University of York, and formerly a Visiting Fellow at Yale University. His books include Black Ivory: Slavery in the British Empire, 2E (2001); The Trader, The Owner, The Slave: Parallel Lives in the Age of Slavery (2007); A Short History of Slavery (2007); Britain's Slave Empire (2008); The Zong: A Massacre, the Law and the End of Slavery (2011); The Slave Trade (2011); and Crossings: Africa, the Americas and the Atlantic Slave Trade (2013).

Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Slavery in Western Life 11 A Sugar Bowl: Sugar and Slavery 112 Cowrie Shells: Slavery and Global Trade 373 Tobacco: The Slave Origins of a Global Epidemic 544 Mahogany: Fashion and Slavery 825 Stately Homes and Mansions: The Architecture of Slavery 1046 Maps: Revealing Slavery 1287 A Portrait: Pictures in Black and White 1518 The Brooks: Slave Ships 1739 A Book: Slavery and the World of Print 19210 Chains: The Ironware of Slavery 21811 Cotton: Slavery and Industrial Change 239Conclusion 262Index 265

Suggestions form the author: * Richard Rabinowitz, American History Workshop, 588 Seventh Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215-3707 * Caryl Phillips, Dept of English, Yale University, P.O. Box 208302, New Haven, CT 06520-8302. * David Blight, Gilder Lehrman Center, Yale University, P.O. Box 208206, 230 Prospect St, new Haven CT 065205-8206. * Professor James Horn, Director, Historic Jamestown, 1368 Colonial Parkway, Jamestown, Virginia VA 23081. * Ted Maris-Wolf, Vice-President and Director of Research, Colonial Williamsburg, P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23185. * Paul Ley, Editor, History Today, 2nd Floor, 9 Staple Inn, London WCIV 7QH * Rob Attar, BBC History Magazine, Tower House, Fairfax St, Bristol, BS1 3BN. * Professor John Oldfield, Director, Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery, University of Hull, Oriel Chambers, 27 High St, Hull, HU1 1NE, UK * Professor Gad Heuman, Editor, Slavery and Abolition, Dept of History, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7VL, UK.