Chronology of World Slavery

Chronology of World Slavery combines multiple chronologies sidebars on specialized topics primary source documents and gripping illustrations into a compelling portrayal of slavery from the dawn of civilization to the present. Organized by geographic region and time period this work enables readers to gain a quick understanding of how long slavery has been part of human life and where it has occurred.Chronology of World Slavery is the ideal companion to The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery (ABC-CLIO 1997). Together these works span all world cultures and time periods to examine humankind''s most perplexingand persistenthistorical issue.