Knihobot

Professor James Walvin

    James Walvin is emeritní profesor historie, který se dlouhá léta věnoval výuce na University of York. Jeho rozsáhlá publikační činnost se soustředí na historii otroctví a obchodu s otroky, za což získal prestižní cenu Martin Luther King Memorial Prize. Zkoumal také historii fotbalu, kde jeho průkopnická kniha zůstává v tisku více než třicet let po svém prvním vydání. Walvinovy práce jsou ceněny pro svůj hluboký historický vhled a pečlivý výzkum.

    How Sugar Corrupted The World
    A World Transformed
    • A World Transformed

      • 400 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení

      This comprehensive study examines how slavery and enslaved people have shaped the modern world. It argues that a full understanding of slavery requires moving beyond traditional national histories, collecting recent scholarship into a cohesive narrative. The author presents a global story that encompasses the capitalist economy, labor, environment, and social culture, including ideas of family, beauty, and taste. The book emphasizes the profound role of slavery in the formation of the modern world, highlighting the enforced transportation and labor of millions of Africans as a significant social and economic force. This catalyzed the rapid development of extensive trading systems with far-reaching global consequences. The labor and products of enslaved individuals transformed consumption patterns across continents, influencing societies in India, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Slavery's impact shaped many dominant features of Western culture, including luxury items that may seem disconnected from its brutal reality. The narrative traces the enduring global effects of slavery over centuries, extending beyond legal or historical milestones, and asserts that the world created by slave labor continues to resonate today.

      A World Transformed2022
      3,8
    • How Sugar Corrupted The World

      From Slavery To Obesity

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      BRAND NEW, Exactly same ISBN as listed, Please double check ISBN carefully before ordering.

      How Sugar Corrupted The World2019