{"product_id":"slave-revolts-hardcover","title":"Slave Revolts - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohannes Postma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the days of antiquity, people have been forced into servitude because of differences in gender, race, class, religion, or level of power. For just as long, those under subjugation have rebelled against it. From the Palmares in Brazil to pre-Civil War slave revolts to the modern-day Hutu\/Tutsi conflict, this volume discusses age and gender, caste and class, and origin and ethnicity as the factors, effects and legacy of one of the oldest and most outrageous human practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThematic chapters present an in-depth survey of major slave rebellions throughout modern history, from all areas of the globe. Topics include the Maroons of Jamaica, Slave revolts in Sub Saharan Africa, major slave rebellions in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Apartheid and forced labor in the 20th century. Ready reference features such as primary documents and biographies of key figures round out the work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohannes Postma\u003c\/b\u003e taught European and African History at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he is now Emeritus Professor. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Slave Trade\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood 2003), \u003ci\u003eThe Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), and is editor and co-author of \u003ci\u003eRiches from Atlantic Commerce: Dutch Transatlantic Trade and Shipping, 1585-1817\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). Since his retirement in 2001, he has lived in Wilbraham, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.23 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48383427182841,"sku":"9780313338540","price":104.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Mz0TzqUSPU9780313338540.webp?v=1778443467","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/slave-revolts-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}