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Chronology of world slavery / Junius P. Rodriguez ; foreword by Orlando Patterson.

by Rodriguez, Junius P.

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Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 1999.

Slavery -- History -- Chronology.

Slave trade -- History -- Chronology.

0874368847 (acid-free paper) :

xxiii, 580 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Ancient World -- Europe -- Asia -- Africa -- Latin America -- United States -- Contemporary history -- Documents.

"This work establishes the fact that slavery has existed since ancient times and tries to dispel the myth that slaves are only people of color. Designed to complement the two-volume Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery (1997), it is much more than a mere chronology of world slavery. The work in divided into six geographical sections (ancient world, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the United States), each with an introduction and chronology. More than 100 brief sidebar essays interspersed throughout the book enhance its readability. Extremely useful are 80 full-text historical and legal documents ranging from ancient times to the present, covering topcs from the "Code of Hammurabi" to "the Brazilian Government Recognizes Slave Labor" (1985). An extensive index and 50-page bibliography appear at the end of the work. Recommended for all libraries."--"Outstanding reference sources 2000", American Libraries, May 2000. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.

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