Displaying 1 of 1 2014 Titre : The empire of necessity : slavery, freedom, and deception in the New World Auteur : Grandin, Greg, 1962- Édition : First edition. Format : Book Éditeur, date : New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2014. Description : xiv, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Résumé : Documents an early nineteenth-century event that inspired Herman Melville's "Beneto Cereno, " tracing the cultural, economic, and religious clash that occurred aboard a distressed Spanish ship of West African pirates. Sujets : Delano, Amasa, 1763-1823. Slavery -- South America -- History -- 19th century. Slave trade -- South America -- History -- 19th century. Slave rebellions -- South America -- History -- 19th century. ISBN 9780805094534 (hardcover) Déposer une demande Ajouter à ma liste Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilité Map It Suggestions et plus Grande image couverture Aperçu du bibliothècaire Displaying 1 of 1