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Book SynopsisSlavery 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 more
- Represents the only study that utilizes common objects to illustrate the cultural impact and legacy of the Atlantic slave trade
- Makes the topic of slavery accessible to a wider public audience
Trade ReviewSuggestions form the author: * Richard Rabinowitz, American History Workshop, 588 Seventh Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215-3707 * Caryl Phillips, Dept of English, Yale University, P.O. Box 208302, New Haven, CT 06520-8302. * David Blight, Gilder Lehrman Center, Yale University, P.O. Box 208206, 230 Prospect St, new Haven CT 065205-8206. * Professor James Horn, Director, Historic Jamestown, 1368 Colonial Parkway, Jamestown, Virginia VA 23081. * Ted Maris-Wolf, Vice-President and Director of Research, Colonial Williamsburg, P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23185. * Paul Ley, Editor, History Today, 2nd Floor, 9 Staple Inn, London WCIV 7QH * Rob Attar, BBC History Magazine, Tower House, Fairfax St, Bristol, BS1 3BN. * Professor John Oldfield, Director, Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery, University of Hull, Oriel Chambers, 27 High St, Hull, HU1 1NE, UK * Professor Gad Heuman, Editor, Slavery and Abolition, Dept of History, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7VL, UK.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii
Introduction: Slavery in Western Life 1
1 A Sugar Bowl: Sugar and Slavery 11
2 Cowrie Shells: Slavery and Global Trade 37
3 Tobacco: The Slave Origins of a Global Epidemic 54
4 Mahogany: Fashion and Slavery 82
5 Stately Homes and Mansions: The Architecture of Slavery 104
6 Maps: Revealing Slavery 128
7 A Portrait: Pictures in Black and White 151
8 The Brooks: Slave Ships 173
9 A Book: Slavery and the World of Print 192
10 Chains: The Ironware of Slavery 218
11 Cotton: Slavery and Industrial Change 239
Conclusion 262
Index 265
