Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Da Capo Press; Upd Rep Su edition (August 22, 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0306805367
- ISBN-13: 978-0306805363
Professional Review from the Library Journal: Though subtitled "A World History," this work pretty much confines itself to the ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, and the West. However, it does deal with Nazi and Soviet slavery and contemporary slavery in such places as Brazil and Thailand.
Customer Review from Amazon.com: A great book, scholarly but easy to read. Originally published in two volumes, the first half deals with slavery from ancient times to the Renaissance, the second half concentrates on the African slave trade, and also covers some of the modern uses of forced labor, gulags and other types of near-slavery. I particularly appreciated reading about slavery in earliest history, a topic that is rarely covered. The comprehensive nature of this book keeps slavery in perspective, but doesn't shy away from the worst abuses when people are classed as property.
This book teaches readers a history of silvery stretching back thousands of years as opposed to focussing on more recent examples.
This book teaches readers a history of silvery stretching back thousands of years as opposed to focussing on more recent examples.
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