Description
This powerful history examines the slave ship as a central institution of the transatlantic slave trade and a crucible of modern capitalism. Drawing on archival records, firsthand testimonies, and the stories of captives, sailors, merchants, and shipbuilders, it reveals the brutal conditions, calculated violence, and human suffering that shaped the Middle Passage. At the same time, it explores resistance, survival, and the enduring struggle for freedom aboard these floating sites of terror. Vividly researched and deeply human, the book restores individual lives and voices to one of history’s most consequential crimes.
Available Editions
hardcover
Viking Adult
Published Oct 4, 2007
448 pages
ISBN: 9780670018239
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Details
First Published
2007
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Slave Ship: A Human History by Marcus Rediker.