Crossings by James Walvin
From the mid-fifteenth century to the close of the nineteenth, it is estimated that more than 12 million people from Africa were forced onto slave ships and transported to the Americas; at least 11 million survived the journey. Even after Britain banned the importation of African slaves in its colonies in 1807, and the U.S. followed suit in 1808, m
'The incomparable James Walvin has done it again: he has crafted a beautifully written and deeply informed single volume history of the Atlantic slave trade and its consequences on three continentsThis book is full of fresh ideas and astounding detail; it is at once great storytelling, punctuated with real people and voices, and an unblinking analysis of numerous great questions and paradoxes about the power of slavery in creating the Atlantic world over four centuries.'- David W. Blight, Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation 'In writing Crossings James Walvin exposes the human tragedy embodied in the Atlantic slave trade. He also reveals once again his own remarkable talent for making publicly accessible advances in historical research on transatlantic slavery.' - David Richardson, Director of the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation and Professor of Economic History at the University of Hull, England, co-author of the Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (2010)
James Walvin is one of the foremost historians of the slave trade. The author of over 30 books, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of York and visiting fellow at Yale University. He lives in York, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780231945 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780231946 |
| Title | Crossings |
| Author | James Walvin |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2013-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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