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A World Transformed: Slavery in the Americas and the Origins of Global Power by James Walvin
38.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Ser.
How Slavery in the Americas Matters explores how slavery thrived at the heart of the entire Western world for more than three centuries. Arguing that slavery can only be fully understood by stepping back from traditional national histories, this book collects the scattered accounts of the most recent sc ...Show more
Slavery - The History and Legacy of One of the World's Most Brutal Institutions by James Walvin
23.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: All You Need to Know Ser.
Western slavery goes back 10,000 years to Mesopotamia, today's Iraq, where a male slave was worth an orchard of date palms. Female slaves were called on for sexual services, gaining freedom only when their masters died. This book traces slavery from classical times to the present. It shows how the enfor ...Show more
Sugar: The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity by James Walvin
38.00 NZD
Category: History
The modern successor to Sweetness and Power, James Walvin's Sugar is a rich and engaging work on a topic that continues to change our world.How did a simple commodity, once the prized monopoly of kings and princes, become an essential ingredient in the lives of millions, before mutating yet again into t ...Show more
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