Slavery & Race Relations

Oxford University Press. Very Good++/Very Good++. 1984. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0195034392 xix + 374 pages including Epilogue, Notes and Index. In this book the author provides a penetrating survey of slavery and emancipation throughout world history, from antiquity to the modern era. His trenchant analysis puts the most recent debates about freedom and human rights into much-needed perspective. Dust-jacket has very minor browning to rear panel; jacket is in loose protective cover. A nice copy in Very Good++ condition in a Very Good++ dust-jacket. . more information

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London: Victor Gollancz. Very Good+/Near Fine. 1989. First UK Edition. Hardback. 0575045698 Super-intelligent Carl Davis the Third has always been on good terms with his parents, so he cannot understand his mother's decision to send him away from home. Worse still, he has been packed off to his grandmother's small, prejudiced southern town, far removed from the cosmopolitan bustle of New York. He knows he is being punished - but what is his crime?... Rosa Guy's novel explores themes of race and status, trust and betrayal in a moving story of one boy's developing awareness of a wider, and sometimes frightening, world. A nice clean copy in Very Good+ condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket; jacket is in loose protective cover. . more information

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London: Frederick Muller. Very Good++/Very Good+. 1978. First Edition. Hardback. 0584101651 With some very interesting illustrations, 135pp including Bibliography and Index. Colonists who went to the West Indies were fortune hunters - adventurers looking for quick ways of making their fortunes and getting it home to Britain with as little leakage to the King's enemies or the King's taxmen as possible. In the mid 18th century, the Gentlemen of Fortune came home in large numbers with their profits, and created a West India interest in Britain, able to buy its way into the landed gentry, mount a powerful pressure group in the House of Commons, which at different times was able to sway the commercial policies of the British Empire, and hold back the abolition of slavery for several decades. The author contends in this book that these Gentlemen of Fortune were of major importance in the creation of modern Britain and suggests some of the lasting effects of their ambitions and activities. Dust-jacket has a couple of small creases, one tiny closed tear and slight rubbing to corners and top/bottom of spine reinforced in places with clear, archival tape; jacket is in loose protective cover. A Very Good++ copy in a Very Good+ dust-jacket. . more information

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New York: Elsevier. Good+/Fair. 1976. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0444990275 viii + 202 pages including Notes and Index. The author, renowned throughout the world as the distinguished criminologist, traces the direct and indirect influences of the social institution of chattel slavery on the evolution of penal systems and practices in Europe and the United States - a dismal story. Professor Sellin reveals the darkest and most brutal aspects of penal history and the social forces that resisted or nullified the efforts of reformers who sought to bring about the humanization of punishment. Ex-library book with usual library markings to front and rear prelims. Some small, red dots to top page edges, otherwise book and contents in very good condition. Dust-jacket has rubbing to corners and a small closed tear - repaired inside with clear, archival quality tape. A section of jacket is missing from bottom of spine (5.5cm x 3cm) and has been replaced by previous owner with white paper. Overall a Good+ working copy in a Fair dust-jacket; jacket is in a loose protective cover. Scarce. . more information

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Bantam Press. Fine/Near Fine. 1990. First Edition. Hardback. 0593016882 Photographic illustrations. 257pp including Bibliography and Index. Slavery flourishes today as never before. The Anti-Slavery Society, the oldest of all human rights organisations, estimates that there are now some 200 million men, women and children who can be classified as slaves. This book presents the full horror and enormity of modern-day slavery. While this unique record casts a deeply shameful shadow over our so-called civilisation, it also carries a message of hope. For in essence it is the inspiring story of a heroic band of people who risk their lives daily as they battle against the global network that trafficks in humans. A compelling read. Dust-jacket has very minor rubbing to some corners and top/bottom of spine - reinforced in places with archival tape; jacket is in loose protective cover. A clean and Fine copy in a Near Fine dust-jacket. . more information

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