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The Zong : a massacre, the law and the end of slavery /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walvin, James
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Zong (Ship)
Slave trade > England > Liverpool > History > 18th century.
Slave trade > Jamaica > History > 18th century.
Slaves > Violence against > History > 18th century.
Mass murder > History > 18th century.
Seafaring life > History > 18th century.
Trials > England > London > History > 18th century.
Marine insurance > Great Britain > History.
Slavery > Law and legislation > Great Britain > History.
Antislavery movements > Great Britain > History.
Description
Physical Description:xi, 248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300125559 (hardback)
0300125550 (hardback)