Jews, Slaves and the Slave Trade: Setting the Record Straight (Reappraisals in Jewish Social & Intellectual History)

by EliFaber (Author)

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  Paperback
  2000

  $38.78

  Focusing on the British empire, this book assesses the extent to which Jews participated in the institution of slavery through investment in slave trading companies, ownership of slave ships, commercial activity as merchants who sold slaves upon their arrival from Africa, and direct ownership of slaves.