Walvin, James
Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits
Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits isthe first book to explore the long-range cultural legacy of slavery through commonplace daily objects.
- Offers a new and original approach to the history of slavery by an acknowledged expert on the topic
- Traces the relationship between slavery and modern cultural habits through an analysis of commonplace objects that include sugar, tobacco, tea, maps, portraiture, print, and more
- Represents the only study that utilizes common objects to illustrate the cultural impact and legacy of the Atlantic slave trade
- Makes the topic of slavery accessible to a wider public audience
Keywords: Slavery; African history; African American history; the Atlantic World; Atlantic slave trade; European social history; European cultural history; slavery legacy; slave legacy, Ethnic & Immigration History, African / African-American Studies, American Social & Cultural History, Ethnic & Immigration History, African/African-American Studies, American Social & Cultural History
- Author(s)
- Walvin, James
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2016
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 288 pages
- Category
- History
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781119166245
- Printed ISBN
- 9781119166221