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Inhuman Bondage

The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

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Inhuman Bondage

By: David Brion Davis
Narrated by: Raymond Todd
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 In Inhuman Bondage, David Brion Davis sums up a lifetime of insight, beginning with the dramatic Amistad case. He looks at slavery in the American South, describing black slaveholding planters; the rise of the Cotton Kingdom; the daily life of ordinary slaves; the highly destructive internal long-distance slave trade; the sexual exploitation of slaves; the emergence of an African-American culture; and much more. A definitive history by a writer deeply immersed in the subject, Inhuman Bondage links together the profits of slavery, the pain of the enslaved, and the legacy of racism.

David Brion Davis is recognized as the leading authority on slavery in the Western world. His books have won such awards as the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

©2006 David Brion Davis (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc. Americas Black & African American Revolution & Founding Social Sciences United States Africa Social justice Socialism Middle Ages Capitalism Latin American Imperialism Colonial Period United Kingdom American History Human Rights Middle East British Empire

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Critic reviews

"A tour de force....explaining what has made slavery's consequences so much a part of contemporary American culture and politics." ( New York Times Book Review)
"The broader perspective on American slavery, its social and economic impact on the growth of the U.S., forces readers to face the contradictions between our democratic ideals and economic impulses." ( Booklist)
"Davis...succeeds heroically in wrestling a vast amount of material from diverse cultures. The result is a sinewy book that combines erudition and everyday detail into a gripping, often surprising, narrative." ( Wall Street Journal)
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Great Audiobook that was very informative and helped to identify further reading that will expand my knowledge in regards to one of the most tramatic abuse that has happened to mankind

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