What Is Slavery? Contributor(s): Stevenson, Brenda E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745671500 ISBN-13: 9780745671505 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $69.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Slavery - History | African American - History | United States - General |
Dewey: 306.362 |
LCCN: 2014047151 |
Series: What Is History? |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.4" W x 9.4" (1.20 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What is slavery? It seems a simple enough question. Despite the long history of the institution and its widespread use around the globe, many people still largely associate slavery, outside of the biblical references in the Old Testament, to the enslavement of Africans in America, particularly the United States. Slavery proved to be essential to the creation of the young nation's agricultural and industrial economies and profoundly shaped its political and cultural landscapes, even until today. |