Bibliograph

The slave ship, a human history, Marcus Rediker

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The slave ship, a human history, Marcus Rediker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-415) and index

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The slave ship

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

124074808

Responsibility statement

Marcus Rediker

Sub title

a human history

Summary

For more than three centuries, slave ships carried millions of people from the coasts of Africa to the New World. Here, the author creates a detailed history of these vessels and the human drama acted out on their rolling decks. He restores the slave ship to its rightful place alongside the plantation as a formative institution of slavery, as a place where a profound and still haunting history of race, class, and modern capitalism was made

Table Of Contents

Life, death, and terror in the slave trade -- The evolution of the slave ship -- African paths to the Middle Passage -- Olaudah Equiano : astonishment and terror -- James Field Stanfield and the floating dungeon -- John Newton and the peaceful kingdom -- The captain's own hell -- The sailor's vast machine -- From captives to shipmates -- The long voyage of the slave ship Brooks -- Endless passage

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