Slavery in Small Things
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Slavery in Small Things

Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits

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eBook - ePub

Slavery in Small Things

Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits

About this book

Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits isthe first book to explore the long-range cultural legacy of slavery through commonplace daily objects.

  • Offers a new and original approach to the history of slavery by an acknowledged expert on the topic
  • Traces the relationship between slavery and modern cultural habits through an analysis of commonplace objects that include sugar, tobacco, tea, maps, portraiture, print, and more
  • Represents the only study that utilizes common objects to illustrate the cultural impact and legacy of the Atlantic slave trade
  • Makes the topic of slavery accessible to a wider public audience

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Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781119166221
9781119166207
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781119166245
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction: Slavery in Western Life
  6. 1 A Sugar Bowl: Sugar and Slavery
  7. 2 Cowrie Shells: Slavery and Global Trade
  8. 3 Tobacco: The Slave Origins of a Global Epidemic
  9. 4 Mahogany: Fashion and Slavery
  10. 5 Stately Homes and Mansions: The Architecture of Slavery
  11. 6 Maps: Revealing Slavery
  12. 7 A Portrait: Pictures in Black and White
  13. 8 The Brooks: Slave Ships
  14. 9 A Book: Slavery and the World of Print
  15. 10 Chains: The Ironware of Slavery
  16. 11 Cotton: Slavery and Industrial Change
  17. Conclusion
  18. Index
  19. EULA

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