As we approach the bicentenary of the abolition of the Atlantic trade, Walvin has selected the historical texts that recreate the mindset that made such a savage institution possible - morally acceptable even.

With this short, engaging cultural history, James Walvin offers an explanation. The greatest paradox is that the author of "Amazing Grace," John Newton, was a former Liverpool slave captain.

This book is the first to examine in detail the deplorable killings on the Zong, the lawsuit that ensued, how the murder of 132 slaves affected debates about slavery, and the way we remember the infamous Zong today.

This book underscores just how thoroughly slavery is responsible for the making of the modern world.

The story of sugar, and of mankind's desire for sweetness in food and drink is a compelling, though confusing story.

The combination of sugar and slavery would transform the tastes of the Western world. Prior to 1600, sugar was a costly luxury, the domain of the rich.

The autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, a prominent African in late 18th-century Britain, is quoted, anthologized and interpreted in dozens of books and articles.

Provides a new view and fresh interpretation of the world of slavery by focusing on the lives of the trader, John Newton (1725-1807), author of 'Amazing Grace', the owner, Thomas Thistlewood (1721-1786) and the slave, Olaudah Equiano (1745 ...

The author re-tells the story of how the international commodity market in slaves operated, how transportation over 1000s of miles by ship was possible and the trading rules.