Breve historia da escravitude

James Walvin wrote A Brief History of Slavery in 2007, marking the bicentennial of the abolition of the slave trade in the UK and its colonies. An expert in this complex matter, the author presents a selection of historical texts that allow us to approach the mentality of those who have sustained an institution as aberrant as it is morally acceptable, confronting it with the current critical vision. The work places us rigorously before one of the most shameful chapters in history, whose repercussions still persist today, providing a reflection on the relationship between slavery and the Western capitalist economic system.