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A World Transformed explores how slavery thrived at the heart of the entire Western world for more than three centuries. Arguing that slavery can only be fully understood by stepping back from traditional national histories, this book collects the scattered accounts of the most recent scholarship into a comprehensive history of slavery and its shaping of the world we know. Celebrated historian James Walvin tells a global story that covers everything from the capitalist economy, labor, and the environment, to social culture and ideas of family, beauty and taste. This book underscores just how thoroughly slavery is responsible for the making of the modern world. The enforced transportation and labour of millions of Africans became a massive social and economic force, catalysing the rapid development of multiple new and enormous trading systems with profound global consequences. The labour and products of enslaved people changed the consumption habits of millions - in India and Asia, Europe and Africa, in colonised and Indigenous American societies. Across time, slavery shaped many of the dominant features of Western taste: items and habits or rare and costly luxuries, some of which might seem, at first glance, utterly removed from the horrific reality of slavery. A World Transformed traces the global impacts of slavery over centuries, far beyond legal or historical endpoints, confirming that the world created by slave labour lives on today. How Slavery In The Americas Matters Explores How Slavery Thrived At The Heart Of The Entire Western World For More Than Three Centuries. Arguing That Slavery Can Only Be Fully Understood By Stepping Back From Traditional National Histories, This Book Collects The Scattered Accounts Of The Most Recent Scholarship Into A Comprehensive History Of Slavery And Its Shaping Of The World We Know. Celebrated Historian James Walvin Tells A Global Story That Covers Everything From The Capitalist Economy, Labor, And The Environment, To Social Culture And Ideas Of Family, Beauty And Taste.this Book Underscores Just How Thoroughly Slavery Is Responsible For The Making Of The Modern World. The Enforced Transportation And Labour Of Millions Of Africans Became A Massive Social And Economic Force, Catalysing The Rapid Development Of Multiple New And Enormous Trading Systems With Profound Global Consequences. The Labour And Products Of Enslaved People Changed The Consumption Habits Of Millions - In India And Asia, Europe And Africa, In Colonised And Indigenous American Societies. Across Time, Slavery Shaped Many Of The Dominant Features Of Western Taste: Items And Habits Or Rare And Costly Luxuries, Some Of Which Might Seem, At First Glance, Utterly Removed From The Horrific Reality Of Slavery. Why Slavery In The Americas Matters Traces The Global Impacts Of Slavery Over Centuries, Far Beyond Legal Or Historical Endpoints, Confirming That The World Created By Slave Labour Lives On Today. "A World Transformed explores how slavery thrived at the heart of the entire Western world for more than three centuries. Arguing that slavery can be fully understood only by stepping back from traditional national histories, this book collects the scattered accounts of the latest modern scholarship into a comprehensive history of slavery and its shaping of the world we know. Celebrated historian James Walvin tells a global story that covers everything from the capitalist economy, labor, and the environment, to social culture and ideas of family, beauty, and taste. This book underscores just how thoroughly slavery is responsible for the making of the modern world. The enforced transportation and labor of millions of Africans became a massive social and economic force, catalyzing the rapid development of multiple new and enormous trading systems with profound global consequences. The labor and products of enslaved people changed the consumption habits of millions--in India and Asia, Europe and Africa, in colonized and Indigenous American societies. Across time, slavery shaped many of the dominant features of Western taste: items and habits or rare and costly luxuries, some of which might seem, at first glance, utterly removed from the horrific reality of slavery. A World Transformed traces the global impacts of slavery over centuries, far beyond legal or historical endpoints, confirming that the world created by slave labor lives on today"--Publisher's description Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Maps 11 Introduction 16 Part One: The Trade 28 1. The Scattering of People 30 2. Spanish Origins 37 3. Spain and the Other Slavery 47 4. Slavery, Sugar and Power 63 Part Two: People and Cargoes 84 5. Bound for Africa: Cargoes 86 6. The Dead 115 Part Three: Internal Trades 130 7. Upheavals 132 8. Brazil’s Internal Slave Trade 142 9. The Domestic US Slave Trade 152 Part Four: Managing Slavery 168 10. A World of Paper: Accounting for Slavery 170 11. Managing Slavery 202 12. Brute Force 226 13. Working 242 Part Five: Demanding Freedom 258 14. Finding a Voice 260 15. Demanding Freedom 281 Part Six: A World Transformed 308 16. Beauty and the Beast 310 17. A World Transformed 350 18. Slavery Matters 366 Acknowledgements 390 Guide to Further Reading 394 Index 402 Photographs 210