Slave Empire. How Slavery Built Modern Britain, Paperback/Padraic X. Scanlan

The idea that the British empire was built on freedom is a myth. Britain rose to global power in the eighteenth century on the backs of enslaved workers. And although Britain was the first European empire to abolish slavery, even British abolitionism was shaped by the slave empire. Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Author(s): Padraic X. Scanlan Number of pages: 464 Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 155 x 197 x 32 Cover type: Paperback / softback