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EAN : 9782707137548
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 300
Size : 135 x 220 mm
The Modernity of Slavery

Collection : Textes à l'appui / Histoire contemporaine
Release date : 18/09/2003

This historical and philosophical study throws light on the link between the history of slavery in the modern word and the difficult recognition of human rights since the 16th century. Yves Benot looks into the uniqueness of the enslavement of blacks by European powers in the Americas and the Indian...

This historical and philosophical study throws light on the link between the history of slavery in the modern word and the difficult recognition of human rights since the 16th century. Yves Benot looks into the uniqueness of the enslavement of blacks by European powers in the Americas and the Indian Ocean. To demonstrate this, he first of all analyses the original slavery upheld by the Greeks and Romans and their successors, before taking an in-depth look at the black slave trade.

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EAN : 9782707137548
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 300
Size : 135 x 220 mm
La Découverte