Humans in Shackles : An Atlantic History of Slavery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Araujo, Ana Lucia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transatlantic slave trade.

Slavery--History.

Slavery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (620 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2024.

Summary:

This book, 'Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery' by Ana Lucia Araujo, provides a comprehensive exploration of the transatlantic slave trade, focusing on the cultural, social, and economic impacts of slavery across the Atlantic world. Araujo delves into the violent encounters and human capture that marked the beginning of the slave trade, the trading and transportation of humans across the Atlantic, and the brutal realities of life on plantations and in urban settings. The book also examines the roles of women, the dynamics of family life under slavery, and the various forms of resistance and rebellion. Aimed at scholars and readers interested in the history of slavery and its enduring legacies, Araujo's work sheds light on the complex interactions and cultural exchanges that shaped the Atlantic world. The narrative also touches upon the ways enslaved individuals created and maintained social networks, and how their descendants continue to grapple with the afterlives of slavery. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Maps and Figures

Introduction An Atlantic Cultural History

Chapter 1 Violent Encounters

Chapter 2 Catching People

Chapter 3 Trading in Humans

Chapter 4 Atlantic Crossings

Chapter 5 Discarded Lives

Chapter 6 Markets of Human Flesh

Chapter 7 Plantation Worlds

Chapter 8 Toiling in the City

Chapter 9 Women Who Fed the City

Chapter 10 Sex and Violence

Chapter 11 Creating and Re-creating Families

Chapter 12 Mothers in Shackles

Chapter 13 Resisting Bondage

Chapter 14 Ways of Congregating

Chapter 15 Rebellion across Borders

Chapter 16 Fighting for Freedom

Chapter 17 Africa’s Homecomings

Epilogue Afterlives of Slavery

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9780226832821

0226832821

OCLC:

1455142475