{"product_id":"the-history-of-slavery-by-suzanne-everett","title":"The History of Slavery by Suzanne Everett","description":"Slavery has been an essential part of countless societies. From Ancient Greece to the American South of a century ago, slavery has been a normal part of everyday life. This text tells the story of the development of slavery, describing the trans-Atlantic trade that brought 11 million slaves from Africa to the Americas in the course of 300 years and reviews the life of the slaves under the forcible subjugation and exploitation by other human beings. In strictly objective terms it deals with the historical controversies that have surrounded the study of slavery. Illustrated with over 300 pictures, including 40 in full colour, drawn from archives around the world, that highlight vital facets of the subject, it includes eyewitness accounts and other documentary evidence that complement the text. The book also traces the history of the abolition movement. Beginning in eighteenth-century England (one of the prime movers in establishing the slave trade in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries), this humanitarian philosophy is now taken for granted (at least officially) by every nation on earth. The author also reviews those societies that did not readily accept abolition - the Arabs, who ravaged East Africa for slaves until well into this century, the Belgians, who initiated a reign of terror in the Congo in the late nineteenth century, and the Southerners who struggled to preserve their dominant position through the confrontations of Civil Rights. The book concludes with a reminder that slavery remains a vital issue today. Slave labour was imposed by Russians and Germans during the Second World War and there are isolated instances - in South America and parts of Africa - that require continued policing by the Anti-Slavery Commission of the United Nations. 'History of Slaver' is a comprehensive, thoroughly illustrated account of human bondage, is an essential volume, for everyone concerned with society and man's part in it.","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44211711279178,"sku":"3485dc","price":11.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/3485dc.jpg?v=1789450993","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-history-of-slavery-by-suzanne-everett","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}