The Slave Ship: A Human History - Brossura

Rediker, Marcus

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ISBN 10: 0143114255 ISBN 13: 9780143114253

Casa editrice: Penguin Books, 2008

Riassunto

Draws on three decades of research to chart the history of slave ships, their crews, and their enslaved passengers, documenting such stories as those of a young kidnapped African whose slavery is witnessed firsthand by a horrified priest from a neighboring tribe responsible for the slave's capture. Reprint.

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“Masterly.”—Adam Hochschild, The New York Times Book Review

“Searingly brilliant.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review

“ I was hardly prepared for the profound emotional impact of The Slave Ship: A Human History. Reading it established a transformative and never to be severed bond with my African ancestors who were cargo in slave ships over a period of four centuries.”—Alice Walker

“ The Slave Ship is the best of histories, deeply researched, brilliantly formulated, and morally informed.”—Ira Berlin, author of Many Thousands Gone

L'autore:

Marcus Rediker is the Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh and the award-winning author of The Slave Ship. He lives in Pittsburgh.

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• Editore: Penguin Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0143114255
• ISBN 13: 9780143114253
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448