Routledge History of Slavery

<p><em>The Routledge History of Slavery</em> is a landmark publication that provides an overview of the main themes surrounding the history of slavery from ancient Greece to the present day. Taking stock of the field of Slave Studies, the book explores the major advances that have taken place in the past few decades of study in this crucial field. </p><p>Offering an unusual, transnational history of slavery, the chapters have all been specially commissioned for the collection. The volume begins by delineating the global nature of the institution of slavery, examining slavery in different parts of the world and over time. Topics covered here include slavery in Africa and the Indian Ocean World, as well as the Transatlantic Slave Trade. In Part Two, the chapters explore different themes that define slavery such as slave culture, the slave economy, slave resistance and the planter class, as well as areas of life affected by slavery, such as family and work. The final part goes on to study changes and continuities over time, looking at areas such as abolition, the aftermath of emancipation and commemoration. The volume concludes with a chapter on modern slavery.</p><p>Including essays on all the key topics and issues, this important collection from a leading international group of scholars presents a comprehensive survey of the current state of the field. It will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of slavery.</p> <p>Introduction <em>Trevor Burnard and Gad Heuman</em> <strong>Part 1: Slavery as a Global Institution</strong> 1. Ancient Slavery <em>Niall McKeown</em> 2. African Slavery <em>Paul Lovejoy</em> 3. Slavery in the Indian Ocean World <em>Gwyn Campbell</em> 4. The Origins of Slavery in the Americas <em>Betty Wood</em> 5. The Transatlantic Slave Trade <em>Trevor Burnard </em><strong>Part 2: The Character of Slavery</strong> 6. Work and the Slave Economy <em>Lorena Walsh</em> 7. Demography <em>Richard Follett</em> 8. Gender and Family Life <em>Jennifer Morgan</em> 9. Religion <em>Sylvia Frey</em> 10. Slave Culture <em>Matt Childs</em> 11. The Planter Class <em>Trevor Burnard</em> 12.<em> </em>Slave Resistance <em>James Sidbury</em> 13. Slave Rebellions <em>Gad Heuman</em> 14. Free Coloureds <em>John Garrigus</em> 15. Black-White Relations <em>Timothy Lockley </em><strong>Part 3: Changes and Continuities</strong> 16. The Age of Revolutions <em>Laurent Dubois</em> 17. The Abolition of the Slave Trade <em>Christopher Brown</em> 18. Forging Freedom <em>Steven Hahn </em>19. Commemorations <em>Edward Rugemer</em> 20. Modern Slavery <em>Joel Quirk</em></p>