| Human Bondage and Abolition: New Histories of Past and Present Slaveries Contributor(s): Swanson, Elizabeth (Editor), Stewart, James Brewer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1316637360 ISBN-13: 9781316637364 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | African American - Social Science | Slavery |
| Dewey: 306.362 |
| LCCN: 2018013743 |
| Series: Slaveries Since Emancipation |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.06" W x 8.98" (1.17 lbs) 376 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Slavery's expansion across the globe often escapes notice because it operates as an underground criminal enterprise, rather than as a legal institution. In this volume, Elizabeth Swanson and James Brewer Stewart bring together scholars from across disciplines to address and expose the roots of modern-day slavery from a historical perspective as a means of supporting activist efforts to fight it in the present. They trace modern slavery to its many sources, examining how it is sustained and how today's abolitionists might benefit by understanding their predecessors' successes and failures. Using scholarship also intended as activism, the volume's authors analyze how the history of African American enslavement might illuminate or obscure the understanding of slavery today and show how the legacies of earlier forms of slavery have shaped human bondage and social relations in the twenty-first century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stewart, James Brewer: - James Brewer Stewart is the James Wallace Professor of History Emeritus at Macalester College Minnesota. He is the founder and director emeritus of Historians Against Slavery, an international network that advocates for contemporary antislavery and antiracism. He co-edits Louisiana State University's book series Abolition, Antislavery and the Atlantic World, and is the author or editor of thirteen scholarly books relating to the historical problem of slavery.Swanson, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Swanson is Professor of English at Babson College. She has published extensively in the areas of slavery, human rights, and literature, and has worked to help rebuild the lives of survivors of brothel slavery in India, Nepal, and the US. |