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Historical Dictionary of Slavery and Abolition
Martin A. Klein
出版Rowman & Littlefield, 2014-09-04
主題Social Science / SlaveryPolitical Science / Civil RightsReference / DictionariesSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black StudiesHistory / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)History / United States / 19th Century
ISBN08108752849780810875289
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ULeCBAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.