Slavery in America by Kenneth Morgan
The first Reader and Guide on the subject of slavery in America. It combines both an introduction to the field and a selection of core primary and secondary readings, covering the period from the early seventeenth century to the American Civil War.
The combination of secondary and primary extracts with substantial editorial pieces is particularly impressiveThe overview, followed by essays for each section looks good. Often editorial pieces in other works are too brief. The coverage of the colonial period as well as later years is a significant strength, and the balance between thematic emphasis and chronological is good. -- Dr Michael Tadman, Department of History, University of Liverpool I am impressed by the organization, content and coverage of this reader. The author has blended most, if not all, of the latest developments in the field of slavery studies with appropriate documents. He has done so in a very organized and logical fashion, and I would not hesitate to assign this work in my undergraduate classes. -- Professor Christine Daniels, Michigan State University The combination of secondary and primary extracts with substantial editorial pieces is particularly impressive. The overview, followed by essays for each section looks good. Often editorial pieces in other works are too brief. The coverage of the colonial period as well as later years is a significant strength, and the balance between thematic emphasis and chronological is good. I am impressed by the organization, content and coverage of this reader. The author has blended most, if not all, of the latest developments in the field of slavery studies with appropriate documents. He has done so in a very organized and logical fashion, and I would not hesitate to assign this work in my undergraduate classes.
Kenneth Morgan is Professor of History at Brunel University. He is author of British Overseas Expansion (Manchester University Press, forthcoming), Slavery, the Atlantic Trade and the British Economy, 1660-1834 (Cambridge University Press, 2001), Slavery and the British Empire (Oxford University Press, forthcoming), The Birth of Industrial Britain: Economic Change, 1750-1850 (Longman, 1999) and Slavery and Servitude in North America, 1607-1800 (Edinburgh University Press, 2000).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780748617968 |
| ISBN 10 | 0748617965 |
| Title | Slavery in America |
| Author | Kenneth Morgan |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 2005-07-15 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
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