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Slave empire : how slavery built modern Britain /

In intimate, human detail, the chapters show how British imperial power and industrial capitalism were inextricable from plantation slavery. With vivid original research and careful synthesis of innovative historical scholarship, this book shows that British freedom and British slavery were made tog...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scanlan, Padraic X. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Robinson, 2020.
Subjects:
Slave trade > Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
Slave trade > Great Britain > Colonies > History > 19th century.
Slave trade > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Slave trade > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Slavery > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > Africa.
Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > History > 19th century.
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Summary:In intimate, human detail, the chapters show how British imperial power and industrial capitalism were inextricable from plantation slavery. With vivid original research and careful synthesis of innovative historical scholarship, this book shows that British freedom and British slavery were made together.
Physical Description:vii, 448 pages : map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781472142351
1472142357
9781472142337
1472142330
9781472142344
1472142349