Introduction, goals and issues -- Transatlantic slavery and the rise of the European world order -- Chattel slavery, sugar and salt -- Abolition without emancipation -- Trajectories of emancipation: religion, class, gender and race -- The legacy of slavery : the unfinished business of emancipation -- Conclusion: Parallel histories and intertwined belonging
Summary
Analyses the Dutch involvement in Atlantic slavery and assesses the historical consequences of this for contemporary European society
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200) and index