The forgotten slave trade
Webb, Simon, 1954-2021
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Everybody knows about the transatlantic slave trade, which saw black Africans snatched from their homes, taken across the Atlantic Ocean and then sold into slavery. However, a century before Britain became involved in this terrible business, whole villages and towns in England, Ireland, Italy, Spain and other European countries were being depopulated by slavers, who transported the men, women and children to Africa where they were sold to the highest bidder. This is the forgotten slave trade; one which saw over a million Christians forced into captivity in the Muslim world. Starting with the practice of slavery in the ancient world, Simon Webb traces the history of slavery in Europe, showing that the numbers involved were vast and that the victims were often treated far more cruelly than black slaves in America and the Caribbean.
Main title:
The forgotten slave trade / Simon Webb.
Author:
Webb, Simon, 1954-, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2021.
Collation:
208 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526797094 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
306.362094
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1914307