The terrible story of African slavery in the British colonies of the West Indies and North America is told with clarity and compassion in this classic history.
About the Author
James Walvin is Professor of History at the University of York. He has written widely on slave history and British social history and his recent publications include Questioning Slavery (1996), Making the Black Atlantic (2000), The Slave Trade (1999) and Britains's Slave Empire (2000).
Features
Argues that slavery transformed the tastes and economy of the western world
Illustrated with frequent reference to individual lives
New edition incorporates recent scholarly findings
