The Slave Trade
Events and Outcomes
Published on 29. November 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-84234-957-1 (ISBN)
Description
Age range 12 to 16
The Slave Trade examines the key questions behind slavery and the slave trade, with a wide-ranging survey from the ancient world to the practice of slavery today. It looks at the driving forces and vested interests behind the slave trade and assesses the legacy slavery has had on working practices around the world. A detailed narrative provides an analysis of the immediate significance of events, and their place in the bigger picture, going on to examine the consequences of these events and their impact both on contemporaries and the generations that have followed.
The Slave Trade examines the key questions behind slavery and the slave trade, with a wide-ranging survey from the ancient world to the practice of slavery today. It looks at the driving forces and vested interests behind the slave trade and assesses the legacy slavery has had on working practices around the world. A detailed narrative provides an analysis of the immediate significance of events, and their place in the bigger picture, going on to examine the consequences of these events and their impact both on contemporaries and the generations that have followed.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Slough
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Zero to Ten
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: Seventh Grade and over, Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84234-957-1 (9781842349571)
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Person
Tom Monaghan has taught History at secondary level for more than 20 years. He was Secretary of the Scottish History Teachers' Association for 12 years and is the author of a number of history resources. He was formerly Teacher Fellow in History at the Institute of Education, University of Stirling.