Tato série se ponoří do složitých a často opomíjených příběhů otroctví po jeho oficiálním zrušení. Zkoumá trvalé dědictví, formy odporu a neustálé boje za svobodu napříč různými historickými obdobími a geografickými oblastmi. Knihy v této edici nabízejí hluboký vhled do různých projevů nesvobody a do neúnavných snah o osvobození.
Armstrong charts the legacy of slavery in the United States by tracing the representations of global slavery's victims and perpetrators in popular culture after the Civil War. In doing so, she reveals the rhetorical manoeuvres that were used to justify exploitation and forced labour both in the... číst celé
Contemporary enslavement remains invisible because it operates as a criminal enterprise rather than a legal institution. This volume addresses modern-day slavery by developing historical perspectives that render it vividly recognizable. Uses historical inquiry to expose its roots, describe its varieties, and offer guidance for those who oppose it.
Examines the impact fugitive slaves had on the Fugitive Slave Law and the coming of the American Civil War.
An innovative, interdisciplinary anthology arguing that we are unable to fully understand slavery - then and now - without attending to children's roles in slavery's machinations.