Slavery II
Subtitle: from the Renaissance to today
Publisher: Cowles
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Slavery; History
Description: Slavery can be traced back to the start of Western civilization. Meltzer explains slavery in the ancient world and discusses the influence of Christianity. He points out that slavery did not develop its racial aspects until the Renaissance, and provides details of the day-to-day lives of history's many slaves.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-300).