Slave Empire how slavery built modern Britain

By:

Scanlan, Padraic

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Robinson 2020Description: vii, 448 pages : map ; 24 cmISBN:

9781472142351

Subject(s):

Slave trade--Colonies--Great Britain--History--18th century

DDC classification:

306.362 SCA

Summary: The British empire, in sentimental myth, was more free, more just and more fair than its rivals. But this claim that the British empire was 'free' and that, for all its flaws, it promised liberty to all its subjects was never true. The British empire was built on slavery.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam	306.362 SCA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	007993

Includes bibliographical references and index

The British empire, in sentimental myth, was more free, more just and more fair than its rivals. But this claim that the British empire was 'free' and that, for all its flaws, it promised liberty to all its subjects was never true. The British empire was built on slavery.

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