Slavery and the slavery business have cast a long shadow over British history. In 1833, abolition was heralded as evidence of Britain’s claim to be the modern

A groundbreaking collective biography narrating the history of emancipation through the life stories of women of African descent in the Americas.

Slavery and the slavery business have cast a long shadow over British history. In 1833, abolition was heralded as evidence of Britain's claim to be the modern g

The essays in this collection show how histories written in the past, in different political times, dealt with, considered, or avoided and disavowed Britain’s

Burbank and Cooper examine Rome and China from the third century BCE, empires that sustained state power for centuries.