Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits

by James Walvin

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1119166225
• ISBN13: 9781119166221
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"