Hi History Folks,
One wouldn’t know that we’re moving into the second week of September with the weather we’re having here in Burlington this week but, heat aside, the start of the semester is off to a very fine start in the Department of History. Our classes are full, our students and faculty seem energized, and the campus is abuzz with bright minds and eager faces.
As always, I find it hard to keep up with the work of my colleagues, who seem to be generating new publications at a rapid pace. Today, I want to draw your attention to Sean Stilwell’s most recent book, titled Slavery and Slaving in African History. This study, part of Cambridge University Press’s “New Approaches to African History” provides a comprehensive history of slavery in Africa from the earliest times to the end of the twentieth century. Building on his own research expertise in West African history, Stilwell has produced a wonderfully readable text that not only introduces readers to the types of slavery that existed in Africa but also to the experiences of enslaved peoples and key debates in this enormously vibrant field of history.
For further details on this exciting new publication see the following link: Stilwell Book on Slavery
Best wishes,
Paul Deslandes
