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Secret Cures of Slaves: People, Plants, and Medicine in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World by Londa Schiebinger 9781503602915
RRP: $27.08$23.70In the natural course of events, humans fall sick and die. The history of medicine bristles with attempts to find new and miraculous remedies, to work with and against nature to restore humans to health and well-being. In this book, Londa Schiebinger... -
Black Slaveowners: Free Black Slave Masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860 by Larry Koger 9780786469314
RRP: $23.21$19.18Drawing on the federal census, wills, mortgage bills of sale, tax returns, and newspaper advertisements, this authoritative study describes the nature of African-American slaveholding, its complexity, and its rationales. It reveals how some... -
The American Crucible: Slavery, Emancipation and Human Rights by Robin Blackburn
$39.64For over three centuries, slavery in the Americas fuelled the growth of capitalism. But the stirrings of a revolutionary age in the late eighteenth century challenged this "peculiar institution" and set the scene for great acts of emancipation in Haiti... -
More Than Freedom: Fighting for Black Citizenship in a White Republic, 1829-1889 by Stephen Kantrowitz 9780143123446
RRP: $30.47$23.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143123446Author Stephen KantrowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 213mm *... -
A Narrative of Events, since the First of August, 1834, by James Williams, an Apprenticed Labourer in Jamaica by James Williams 9780822326472
RRP: $25.79$22.63This book brings back into print, for the first time since the 1830s, a text that was central to the transatlantic campaign to fully abolish slavery in Britain's colonies. James Williams, an eighteen-year-old Jamaican "apprentice" (former slave), came to... -
Historicising Ancient Slavery by Kostas Vlassopoulos
RRP: $33.53$27.17A new framework for studying slaves and slavery in ancient societies Offers a new theoretical framework for the study of ancient slavery Employs a global historical perspective Focuses on the agency of ancient slaves Explores the link between... -
The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics by James Oakes 9780393330656
RRP: $16.76$15.07"My husband considered you a dear friend," Mary Todd Lincoln wrote to Frederick Douglass in the weeks after Lincoln's assassination. The frontier lawyer and the former slave, the cautious politician and the fiery reformer, the President and the most... -
Words To Shape My Name by Laura McKenna
RRP: $18.05$12.58SHORTLISTED for The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award 2021 'An ambitious and vital novel with an epic sweep: a complex, timely story about liberty, equality, identity. [...] This book is an act of salvage, performed with great skill: cleanly... -
Being Property Once Myself: Blackness and the End of Man by Joshua Bennett 9780674271166
RRP: $21.87$17.87Winner of the William Sanders Scarborough Prize"This trenchant work of literary criticism examines the complex ways...African American authors have written about animals. In Bennett's analysis, Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, Jesmyn Ward, and others... -
Unsung: Unheralded Narratives of American Slavery & Abolition by Schomburg Center
RRP: $21.92$14.54A groundbreaking collection of abolitionist writing from throughout the history of American slaveryFrom the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade to the ambiguity of the reconstruction era, resistance and protest writing were a central part of... -
The Overthrow of Colonial Slavery: 1776-1848 by Robin Blackburn
RRP: $42.56$42.04In 1770 a handful of European nations ruled the Americas, drawing from them a stream of products, both everyday and exotic. Some two and a half million black slaves, imprisoned in plantation colonies, toiled to produce the sugar, coffee, cotton, ginger... -
The Great Abolition Sham: The True Story of the End of the British Slave Trade by Michael Jordan 9780750934916
RRP: $12.89$6.14Slavery and the trade that fuelled it underpinned Britain's economic position throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Unsurprisingly, when the abolition of the slave trade was first mooted opinion was widely divided. The majority of the... -
The Negro Bible - The Slave Bible: Select Parts of the Holy Bible, Selected for the use of the Negro Slaves, in the British West-India Islands by Joseph B Lumpkin 9781936533800
RRP: $57.99$43.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936533800Author Joseph B LumpkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 578Imprint Fifth EstatePublisher Fifth EstateWeight(grams) 1320gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *... -
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Hero Classics) by Harriet Jacobs
RRP: $11.60$8.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800315396Author Harriet JacobsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HeroPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 500g -
Passengers: True Stories of the Underground Railroad by William Still
RRP: $16.76$11.73Discover a powerful collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom: These are the true stories of the Underground Railroad.A secret network of safe houses, committees and guides that stretched... -
Abolitionism: A Very Short Introduction by Richard S. Newman
RRP: $11.60$10.32The abolitionist movement launched the global human rights struggle in the 18th and 19th centuries and redefined the meaning of equality throughout the Atlantic world. Even in the 21st century, it remains a touchstone of democratic activism-a timeless... -
Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 by James Oakes 9780393065312
RRP: $30.95$27.23Freedom National is a groundbreaking history of emancipation that joins the political initiatives of Lincoln and the Republicans in Congress with the courageous actions of Union soldiers and runaway slaves in the South. It shatters the widespread... -
Empire of Rubber: Firestone’s Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia by Gregg Mitman
RRP: $18.05$11.95"A well-rendered and -documented tale of exploitation in the developing world" (Kirkus Reviews) with deep resonance in the present day In a book Paul Farmer called "a gem of a social history linking two countries stuck in uncomfortable embrace for... -
Frederick Douglass in Ireland by Laurence Fenton 9781848891968
RRP: $20.63$18.71`When we strove to blot out the stain of slavery and advance the rights of man,' President Obama declared in Dublin in 2011, `we found common cause with your struggle against oppression. Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave and our great abolitionist,... -
Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition by Katherine Franke 9781642594706
RRP: $21.92$15.75Katherine Franke makes a powerful case for reparations for Black Americans by amplifying the stories of formerly enslaved people and calling for repair of the damage caused by the legacy of American slavery. Repair invites readers to explore the... -
Dreams of Africa in Alabama: The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Story of the Last Africans Brought to America by Sylviane A. Diouf
RRP: $33.53$22.72In the summer of 1860, more than fifty years after the United States legally abolished the international slave trade, 110 men, women, and children from Benin and Nigeria were brought ashore in Alabama under cover of night. They were the last recorded... -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: Written by Himself by Frederick Douglass 9780300204711
RRP: $11.60$10.07A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Ideal for coursework in American and African American history, this revised edition of Frederick Douglass's memoir of his life as a slave in... -
Black Fortunes by Shomari Wills 9780062437600
RRP: $23.21$15.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062437600Author Shomari WillsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Amistad PressPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
The Man Who Stole Himself: The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan by Gisli Palsson
RRP: $28.38$24.46The island nation of Iceland is known for many things majestic landscapes, volcanic eruptions, distinctive seafood but racial diversity is not one of them. So the little-known story of Hans Jonathan, a free black man who lived and raised a family in... -
The African Diaspora in the Mediterranean Lands of Islam by John Hunwick 9781558762756
RRP: $37.35$29.62For every gallon of ink that has been spilt on the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its consequences, only one very small drop has been spent on the study of the forced migration of black Africans into the Mediterranean world of Islam. From the ninth to... -
Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 by James Oakes 9780393347753
RRP: $19.34$16.81Freedom National is a groundbreaking history of emancipation that joins the political initiatives of Lincoln and the Republicans in Congress with the courageous actions of Union soldiers and runaway slaves in the South. It shatters the widespread... -
Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade--and How We Can Fight It by David Batstone 9780061998836
RRP: $14.18$13.11Award-winning journalist David Batstone reveals the story of a new generation of 21st century abolitionists and their heroic campaign to put an end to human bondage. In his accessible and inspiring book "Not for Sale", Batstone carefully weaves the... -
When I Die I Shall Return to My Land: The New York City Slave Revolt of 1712 by Ben Hughes
RRP: $38.70$23.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594163562Author Ben HughesFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Westholme PublishingPublisher Westholme PublishingWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 231mm *... -
Slavery in the Ante-Bellum Society by Morrison Professor of History Emeritus Kenneth M Stampp 9780679723073
RRP: $21.92$15.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679723073Author Kenneth M. StamppFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 397gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Slavery After Rome, 500-1100 by Alice Rio 9780198865810
RRP: $49.01$44.71Slavery After Rome, 500-1100 offers a substantially new interpretation of what happened to slavery in Western Europe in the centuries that followed the fall of the Roman Empire. The periods at either end of the early middle ages are associated with... -
The Legacy of Slavery in Britain by Nigel Sadler
RRP: $20.63$14.00Slavery was illegal in Britain, but the transatlantic slave trade left a physical mark on the UK. There are monuments to philanthropists who made their wealth through slavery, there were houses built from the profits made from slavery, and enslaved... -
Symbols of Freedom: Slavery and Resistance Before the Civil War by Matthew J. Clavin 9781479823246
RRP: $30.95$25.50How American symbols inspired enslaved people and their allies to fight for true freedom In the early United States, anthems, flags, holidays, monuments, and memorials were powerful symbols of an American identity that helped unify a divided people. A... -
A Secret among the Blacks: Slave Resistance before the Haitian Revolution by John D. Garrigus 9780674272828
RRP: $43.80$35.36A bold rethinking of the Haitian Revolution reveals the roots of the only successful slave uprising in the modern world.Unearthing the progenitors of the Haitian Revolution has been a historical project of two hundred years. In A Secret among the Blacks,... -
The History of Slavery: From Egypt and the Romans to Christian Slavery aComplete Historical Overview by Adam Gurowski 9788027334438
RRP: $10.26$9.66It is asserted that domestic slavery has always been a constructive social element: history shows that it has always been destructive. History authoritatively establishes the fact that slavery is the most corroding social disease, and one, too, which... -
Where were you?: A Profile of Modern Slavery by Matthew S. Friedman 9789814954433
$20.47My boots-on-the-ground work to fight human trafficking throughout Asia.There are more slaves in the world today than any other time in history.Enter the world of human trafficking and explore what we can do together to end this global crime. Where Were... -
The Axe Laid To The Root: The Story of Robert Wedderburn by Martin Hoyles 9781870518987
RRP: $11.60$8.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781870518987Author Martin HoylesFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications LimitedWeight(grams) 224g -
Ireland, Slavery and the Caribbean: Interdisciplinary Perspectives by Professor Finola O'Kane
RRP: $116.10$83.10Ireland, slavery and the Caribbean is a complex and ground-breaking collection of essays. Grounded in history, it integrates perspectives from art historians, architectural and landscape historians, and literary scholars to produce a genuinely... -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Frederick Douglass
RRP: $7.73$6.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345478238Author Frederick DouglassFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Black Holocaust for Beginners by S. E. Anderson 9781934389034
RRP: $16.76$14.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934389034Author S.E. AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint For BeginnersPublisher For Beginners -
Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A Transnational and Comparative History Professor Ana Lucia Araujo (Howard University, USA) 9781350297661
RRP: $32.24$28.29Slavery and the Atlantic slave trade are among the most heinous crimes against humanity committed in the modern era. Yet, to this day no former slave society in the Americas has paid reparations to former slaves or their descendants. Ana Lucia Araujo...