The Routledge History of Slavery

The Routledge History of Slavery is a landmark publication that provides an overview of the main themes surrounding the history of slavery spanning the last two milennia. With the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the UK just passed, this volume comes at a timely moment. Taking stock of the field of Slave Studies the book concentrates on the major advances in the field over the past decades in which the study of slavery has become so prominent.Offering an unusual, transnational history of slavery, the specially commissioned chapters first look at slavery in different parts of the world and over time, such as in Ancient Rome, Africa and the transatlantic slave trade. In part two they move on to focus on 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 of the volume goes on to study changes and continuities over time, looking at areas such as abolition, but also the continuance of modern slavery alongside the very pertinent issue of commemoration and remembrance,Including contributors renowned in their field of expertise, presenting a survey of the current state of the field, and including essays which address the most pressing issues, this ground-breaking collection is essential reading for all those interested in the history of slavery.Burnard, Trevor is the author of 'The Routledge History of Slavery', published 2010 under ISBN 9780415466899 and ISBN 041546689X.