James Walvin escribi̤ ±Breve historia de la esclavitud en 2007, por el bicentenario de la abolici̤n de la trata de esclavos en el Reino Unido y en sus colonias. Experto en esta compleja materia, el autor presenta una selecci̤n de textos hist̤ricos que permiten acercarse a la mentalidad de quien ha sostenido una instituci̤n tan aberrante como moralmente aceptable, enfrent̀ndola con la visi̤n cr̕tica actual. La obra nos sit͠a con rigor ante uno de los cap̕tulos m̀s vergonzosos de la historia, cuyas repercusiones a͠n perduran en la actualidad, aportando una reflexi̤n sobre la relaci̤n entre la esclavitud y el sistema econ̤mico capitalista occidental. James Walvin wrote "A Brief History of Slavery" in 2007, marking the bicentennial of the abolition of the slave trade in the UK and its colonies. An expert in this complex matter, the author presents a selection of historical texts that allow us to approach the mentality of those who have sustained an institution as aberrant as it is morally acceptable, confronting it with the current critical vision. The work places us rigorously before one of the most shameful chapters in history, whose repercussions still persist today, providing a reflection on the relationship between slavery and the Western capitalist economic system.
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