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Questioning Slavery

Questioning Slavery

James Walvin

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
1996
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9780415153577
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Surveying the key questions of slavery, this book traces the arguments which have surrounded its history in recent years. A wide-ranging thematic organisation covers racial, economic, political, social, cultural, gender and colonial dimensions.

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