Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery

Synopsis

Published to coincide with the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, this important volume of international significance, draws together contributions from some of the leading scholars in the field. Edited by a team of experts headed by the internationally acclaimed historian David Richardson, "Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery" sets Liverpool in the wider context of transatlantic slavery and addresses issues in the scholarship of transatlantic slavery, including African agency and trade experience.Individual essays place emphasis on the human characteristics and impacts of transatlantic slavery opening up new areas of debate on Liverpool's participation in the slave trade and help to frame the research agenda for the future.