Isbn: 9789004176201 - migration, trade, and slavery in an expanding world: essays in honor of pieter emmer (european expansion and indigenous response, band 2) (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:9789004176201.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorWim Klooster, Ph.D. (1995) in History, University of Leiden, is Associate Professor at Clark University. He is the author or co-editor of six other books, including Revolutions in the Atlantic World: A Compar.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The twelve essays explore three connected aspects of European expansion in the period between 1500 and 1900 - migration, trade, and slavery - with some attention given to present-day echoes from that era. The book's first section deals with European migration to transatlantic and Asian destinations, the second and third sections focus on the Atlantic slave trade and representations of slavery, and the final section analyzes the demise and legacy of slavery. The authors reach surprising conclusions: European expansion did not entail major economic benefits; the small scale of the Europeans' intercontinental migration never jeopardized their colonial projects; and the unique popular nature of British abolitionism can be explained in part by the growth of the newspaper press in the mid-eighteenth century, which regularly reported about slave ship revolts.…