[Item #4844] The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade. Robert Harms.
The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade
The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade
The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade
The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade

The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade

ISBN: 0465028713
New York, NY: Basic Books, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. "In The Diligent, historian Robert Harms uses an entirely new approach to uncover the complex workings of the slave trade. Drawing upon the recently discovered private journal of First Lieutenant Robert Durand, Harms recreates the macabre journey of a French slave ship and interweaves it with the remarkable dramas of its slave route. The result is an astonishingly detailed look at the voyage of a single slave ship that also sheds new light on the collaborative nature of the slave trade and how it shaped morality, politics and economics on three continents." (from front flap) The intensive, comprehensive & unforgettable account of one slave ship's journey during the early eighteenth century- a microcosmic presentation that sheds almost unbearably bright light on the larger system of human enslavement & its beyond-appalling consequences to humanity itself. The author, Dr. Robert Harms, is an acclaimed & prolific American historian & academician. This already-classic volume is widely considered his thus-far most significant & impactful work, & remains relevant & authoritative two decades after it first appeared as of this writing. With historic illustrations & maps throughout, extensive notes. Hardcover in unclipped first-issue dust jacket (with $30 price printed on front flap, "12/01" on rear flap), first edition (copyrighted 2002) as stated on copyright page, first printing as indicated by number sequence thereon. A key, foundational Harms collectible; a monumental & devastating you-are-there scholarly-historical production in its rarest original form. Book in very fine condition with only a few tiny bumps at edges & corners of front, back covers & spine; several very faint indent-creases across length of spine (with gilt lettering thereon fully bright & intact); mild browning & spotting to side edge of text block; hardly any at upper & lower edges of same. Interior very fine with only tiny bumps at upper corners of a few page leaves, otherwise substantially mint. Dust jacket very fine with only very slight wear & some tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of front, back covers, spine & flaps. An extra handling fee will be added for shipping due to the weight of this item. Very Fine / Very fine. [Item #4844]

Price: $35.00

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