Slavery is not and has never been a" peculiar institution," but one that is deeply rooted in the
history and economy of most countries. Although it has flourished in some periods and …

Slavery in the Twentieth Century, first published in 1986, draws together all the forms of
slavery in their modern guises–in the far recesses of Africa and Arabia, in the industrial …

In one form or another, slavery has existed throughout the world for millennia. It helped to
change the world, and the world transformed the institution. In the 1450s, when Europeans …

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A comprehensive, contextual presentation of all aspects—social, political, and economic—of
slavery in the United States, from the first colonization through Reconstruction. For 250 …

For the best part of three centuries the material well-being of the western world was
dependent on slavery. Yet these systems were mainly brought to a very rapid end. This text …

This study of slavery focuses initially on the drastic revisions in the historical debate on
slavery and the present understanding of? the peculiar institution.? It gives a concise …

Dale Tomich à? Michael Zeuske articles gathered in this collection explore the history of
Atlantic slavery during the period of what we have elsewhere called" the second …

The Slavery Reader brings together the most recent and essential writings on slavery. The
focus is on Atlantic slavery-the enforced movement of millions of Africans from their …

'Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' is perhaps the most famous phrase of all in the
American Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson's momentous words are closely …