The Zong a massacre, the law and the end of slavery

The Zong : a massacre, the law and the end of slavery / James Walvin.

Author/creator	Walvin, James
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press,
Description	248 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Zong (Ship) Slave trade--England --Liverpool --History --18th century. Slave trade--Jamaica --History --18th century. Enslaved persons--Violence against --History --18th century. Mass murder--History --18th century. Seafaring life--History --18th century. Trials--England --London --History --18th century. Marine insurance--Great Britain --History. Slavery--Law and legislation --Great Britain --History. Antislavery movements--Great Britain --History.

Contents	A painting and a ship -- The city built on slavery -- Crews and captives -- The making of the Zong -- All at sea -- An open secret -- In the eyes of the law -- A matter of necessity -- In the wake of the Zong -- Abolition and after -- Remembering the Zong.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011001489

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