Slavery

by Peter J. Parish

In this classic short introduction to one of the most important and controversial topics in American history, Peter J Parish investigates slavery from political, economic and social perspectives. He explains the paradox upon which slavery rested: its guiding principle was that slaves were property, but its everyday practice demonstrated the impossibility of denying the slave's humanity. He takes the reader through the origin of the Slave system in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853312010
• ISBN13: 9781853312014
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"