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OverviewThis wide-ranging book presents the first comprehensive and comparative account of the slave trade within the nations and colonial systems of the Americas. While most scholarly attention to slavery in the Americas has concentrated on international transatlantic trade, the essays in this volume focus on the slave trades within Brazil, the West Indies, and the Southern states of the United States after the closing of the Atlantic slave trade. The contributors cast new light upon questions that have framed the study of slavery in the Americas for decades. The book investigates such topics as the illegal slave trade in Cuba, the Creole slave revolt in the U.S., and the debate between pro- and antislavery factions over the interstate slave trade in the South. Together, the authors offer fresh and provocative insights into the interrelations of capitalism, sovereignty, and slavery. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Walter JohnsonPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780300103557ISBN 10: 0300103557 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 08 March 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Chattel Principle breaks new ground on a topic of great importance that has, until very recently, escaped the attention it deserves. Steven Hahn, University of Pennsylvania The Chattel Principle breaks new ground on a topic of great importance that has, until very recently, escaped the attention it deserves. --Steven Hahn, University of Pennsylvania Author InformationWalter Johnson is associate professor of American Studies and History, New York University. He is the author of Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |