Historical dictionary of slavery and abolition
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Historical dictionary of slavery and abolition
（Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements）
Rowman & Littlefield, c2014
2nd ed
- : hardcover
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-450)
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Description
For almost four thousand years, men and women with power have exploited vulnerable populations for cheap or free labor. These slaves, serfs, helots, tenants, peons, bonded or forced laborers, etc., built pyramids and temples, dug canals and mined the earth for precious metals and gemstones. They built the palaces and mansions in which the powerful lived, grown the food they ate, spun the cloth that clothed them.
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Slavery and Abolition relates the long and brutal history of slavery and the struggle for abolition using several key features:
*Chronology
*Introductory essay
*Appendixes
*Extensive bibliography
*Over 500 cross-referenced entries on forms of slavery, famous slaves and abolitionists, sources of slaves, and current conditions of modern slavery around the world
This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about slavery and abolition.
Table of Contents
Editors' Foreword Jon Woronoff
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Bibliography
About the author
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