Black Ivory Slavery in the British Empire

by Walvin, James

• ISBN13: 9780631229605
• ISBN10: 0631229604
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-28
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The terrible story of African slavery in the British colonies of the West Indies and North America is told with clarity and compassion in this classic history.

Author Biography

James Walvin is Professor of History at the University of York. He has written widely on slave history and British social history and his recent publications include Questioning Slavery (1996), Making the Black Atlantic (2000), The Slave Trade (1999) and Britains's Slave Empire (2000).

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	vii
Acknowledgements	x
Introduction	xii
Chronology of Main Events	xiv
Maps	xvii
Part I: A View from London
Consuming Passions	3	(7)
Murdering Men	10	(13)
Part II: Traumas
Slaves, Traders and Africa	23	(11)
Crossing the Atlantic	34	(18)
Landfall	52	(9)
Part III: Working Lives
Plantations, Slaves and Planters	61	(18)
In the Fields	79	(12)
Skills	91	(13)
Women	104	(14)
Disease and Death	118	(19)
Part IV: Resting
Slaves at Ease	137	(16)
Religion	153	(18)
Families and Communities	171	(14)
Sex in the Slave Quarters	185	(16)
Part V: Fighting Back
Violence	201	(17)
Rebellions	218	(22)
A Leap in the Dark: Runaways	240	(19)
Part VI: Consequences
Ending it All: The Crusade Against Slavery	259	(13)
The Plight of Africa	272	(7)
The Problems of Freedom	279	(10)
Suggestions for Further Reading	289	(3)
Notes	292	(22)
Index	314