The Slave Trade
by Hugh Thomas
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: an unhurried non-fiction book, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
No great historical subject is so laden with modern controversy or so obscured by myth and legend as the slave trade. Who were tbe slavers? How profitable was the business? Why did many African rulers and peoples collaborate?
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- Author
- Hugh Thomas
- Published
- 1997
- Pages
- 912
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- Open Library
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