Slavery: A New Global History

Author: Jeremy Black

Condition: Good. Cover and some page tears 

Paperback

321 pages

This compelling history book explores the history of slavery.

Black traces the origins of slavery in the ancient world and follows its evolution through to modern forms of exploitation, including human trafficking and forced labour. He examines its many manifestations across different eras and regions—from Spartacus’s rebellion and the brutal plantations of the West Indies to the horrors of gulags and concentration camps.

Slavery played a central role in building empires and shaping societies like America and Brazil. Black also delves into the long and difficult struggle for abolition in the 19th century, highlighting both the voices of those who fought against it and the harrowing testimonies of the enslaved.

Yet slavery is far from eradicated. As Black reveals, forced labour and exploitation persist in ways that are often hidden in plain sight, making this book not just a historical study, but a call to confront a continuing injustice.

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