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

Author/creator Walvin, James
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press,
Description248 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011001489