'Long before the friends of African freedom began to agitate for black freedom, the enslaved themselves had created their own strategies of resistance.  Meer

How did a simple commodity, once the prized monopoly of kings and princes, become an essential ingredient in the lives of millions, before mutating yet again into the cause of a global health epidemic?  Meer

A comprehensive study of how slavery and enslaved people shaped the modern world  Meer

The brutal story of African slavery in the British colonies of the West Indies and North America is told in this history. All aspects of African slavery up to 1776 are covered, including: the situation of women; flight and rebellion; disease and death; and the conditions on the slave ships.  Meer

* Argues that slavery transformed the tastes and economy of the western world * Illustrated with frequent reference to individual lives * New edition incorporates recent scholarly findings * Notes and bibliography have been updated.  Meer