Marjorie Gann
Auteur de Five Thousand Years of Slavery
Œuvres de Marjorie Gann
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- female
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Five Thousand Years of Slavery par Marjorie Gann
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.Five Thousand Years of Slavery is a book that provides an overview of slavery over the different ages of humanity. I would highly recommend this book to people who would like to learn more about our past.
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.Vivid and stark description of slavery through the ages, avoiding glamorization and refusing to avoid unpleasant truths. Care is taken to treat slaves as people, not just victims or sad stories, and the modern information is documented as well as illustrated with actual cases.
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.This was a well written book about a difficult subject. It is divided into chapters based on region to give the reader a general overview of how slavery has affected people worldwide. The addition of pictures and personalized accounts of individuals involved in all aspects of slavery helps us to understand how truly awful this practice is.
Reading this book should make you uncomfortable, yet that is why you should read. It is important to be educated on all forms of slavery so that the practice can be eliminated. By being an informed individual, you can contribute to antislavery causes and ensure you are supporting businesses that have fair trade agreements with their workers.… (plus d'informations)
Reading this book should make you uncomfortable, yet that is why you should read. It is important to be educated on all forms of slavery so that the practice can be eliminated. By being an informed individual, you can contribute to antislavery causes and ensure you are supporting businesses that have fair trade agreements with their workers.… (plus d'informations)
Vivid and stark description of slavery through the ages, avoiding glamorization and refusing to avoid unpleasant truths. Care is taken to treat slaves as people, not just victims or sad stories, and the modern information is documented as well as illustrated with actual cases.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 5
- Membres
- 110
- Popularité
- #176,729
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 25
- ISBN
- 11
