ABSTRACT

Slavery transformed Africa, Europe and the Americas and hugely-enhanced the well-being of the West but the subject of slavery can be hard to understand because of its huge geographic and chronological span. This book uses a unique atlas format to present the story of slavery, explaining its historical importance and making this complex story and its geographical setting easy to understand.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|5 pages

Slavery in a global setting

chapter 2|7 pages

The ancient world

chapter 3|4 pages

Overland African slave routes

chapter 4|4 pages

European slavery and slave trades

chapter 5|5 pages

Exploration and the spread of sugar

chapter 6|6 pages

Europeans, slaves and West Africa

chapter 7|10 pages

Britain, slavery and the slave trade

chapter 8|6 pages

Africa

chapter 9|7 pages

The Atlantic

chapter 10|7 pages

Crossing the Atlantic

chapter 11|5 pages

Destinations

chapter 12|8 pages

Arrivals

chapter 13|7 pages

Brazil

chapter 14|7 pages

The Caribbean

chapter 15|9 pages

North America

chapter 16|7 pages

Cotton and the USA

chapter 17|6 pages

Slave resistance

chapter 18|6 pages

Abolition and emancipation

chapter 19|4 pages

East Africa and the Indian Ocean

chapter 20|7 pages

Slavery after abolition