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Slavery, Power and Human Dignity
Africa and the Global History of Bondage
Kawsu Jaiteh · Human Inquiry Press Ltd · Paperback · 498 pages · ISBN 978-1-0669855-0-0
A comparative history of slavery in and from Africa, examining the Atlantic, trans-Saharan, Red Sea and Indian Ocean systems alongside resistance, abolition, colonial coercion, modern forced labour and the continuing question of human dignity.
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Comparative histories of slavery; evidence and contested historical claims; Atlantic, Saharan and Indian Ocean systems; abolition; modern forced labour; history, responsibility and human dignity.
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Human Inquiry Press Ltd is an independent publisher based in London. It publishes evidence-led nonfiction across history, religion, civilisation, psychology and the history of ideas. Its editorial approach combines accuracy, balance, clarity and humanity, guided by the principle: “History should illuminate, not inflame.”
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Kawsu Jaiteh is the founder of Human Inquiry Press and author of Slavery, Power and Human Dignity: Africa and the Global History of Bondage. The History of Religion is forthcoming on 11 February 2027, and Book Three, The History of Human Thought, is in development. His work focuses on comparative history, religion, human belief, power, freedom and the history of ideas.