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Freedom Ship
The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by SeaConspiracy, mutiny, and liberation across the Atlantic from the award-winning author of The Slave Ship
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Freiheitsschiffe
'Freiheitsschiffe' beschreibt die dramatische Geschichte versklavter Afroamerikaner, die sich auf Schiffen versteckten, die sie in die Freiheit brachten. Bis zu 100.000 versklavten Menschen gelang die Flucht aus der Knechtschaft in den Südstaaten. Sie entkamen entlang eines Netzwerks von Fluchtwegen, das heute als Underground Railroad bekannt ist. Eine immens große Zahl von Fluchtversuchen fand jedoch nicht zu Lande, sondern auf dem Seeweg statt. Die dramatischen Berichte der Entkommenen von heimlichen Verschwörungen und wehenden Segeln machen das Buch zu einer fesselnden Lektüre.
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Fearless Benjamin
Benjamin Lay’s remarkable life story can be a lesson in courage and hope for us all. Fearless Benjamin tells the story of a courageous little person, only four feet tall, who fought slavery at a time when almost everyone else accepted it. A shepherd, a sailor, and a Quaker, Benjamin Lay insisted that all people, of all nations and races around the world, were equal. Every human being—rich and poor, men and women, Black and white—deserved respect, love, and freedom. After he protested against his fellow Quakers for enslaving others in violation of the golden rule, "do to others as you would have them do to you," they banished him from the Quaker meeting. When they ridiculed his small body, he stood up to their prejudice and proclaimed the truth of human decency. He boycotted all products made by the labor of enslaved people. He spoke out bravely against cruelty and oppression. He lived a life of peace, tolerance, and brotherly love. A man far ahead of his time, he proved to be right in the long run, as Quakers and others eventually joined him in opposing human bondage.
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Freedom Ship
"A definitive, sweeping account of the Underground Railroad's long-overlooked maritime origins, from a pre-eminent scholar of Atlantic history and the award-winning author of The Slave Ship As many as 100,000 enslaved people fled successfully from the horrors of bondage in the antebellum South, finding safe harbor along a network of passageways across North America now known as the Underground Railroad. Yet imagery of fugitives ushered clandestinely from safe house to safe house fails to capture the full breadth of these harrowing journeys: many escapes took place not by land but by sea. Deeply researched and grippingly told, Freedom Ship offers a groundbreaking new look into the secret world of stowaways and the vessels that carried them to freedom across the North and into Canada. Sprawling through the intricate riverways of the Carolinas to the banks of the Chesapeake Bay to Boston's harbors, these tales illuminate the little-known stories of freedom seekers who turned their sights to the sea-among them the legendary abolitionist Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, one of the Underground Railroad's most famous architects. Marcus Rediker, one of the leading scholars of maritime history, puts his command of archival research on full display in this luminous portrait of the Atlantic waterfront as a place of conspiracy, mutiny, and liberation. Freedom Ship is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the complete story of one of North America's most significant historical moments"--
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Villains of All Nations
A must-have hardcover edition of the watershed book on 18th-century pirates and the amazingly democratic and egalitarian communities they createdPart of the Beacon Classics series Villains of All Nations explores the “Golden Age” of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates.Rediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island.This history shows from the bottom up how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own ships, electing their officers, dividing their booty equitably, and maintaining a multinational social order. The real lives of this motley crew —which included cross-dressing women, people of color, and the “outcasts of all nations"—are far more compelling than contemporary myth.
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Revolution by Fire
"Based on the little known real life 'Slave Insurrection' of 1741, this book imagines outlaw fugitive John Gwin and an eclectic crew of renegades as they attempt to disrupt and overthrow the colonial social order. Rebel fugitive John Gwin was previously introduced in Under the Banner of King Death and this graphic novel continues his adventures. Revolution by Fire is a hypothetical look at the inner workings of the so called 'New York Conspiracy' or 'Slave Rebellion' of 1741, following the figures who were considered the real-life masterminds of the plot. Featuring an eclectic crew of African-American, Irish, and mixed race Hispanic sailors, soldiers, and renegades, Gwin and his band are determined to capture New York City in their own names and fight the higher class 'wigs and ruffles' wearing white people. Unfortunately for the conspirators, suspicions about an uprising were already in the minds of the Governor and his fellow elites, and the events that followed change the course of everyone's lives forever. Based on the chapter titled 'Outcasts of the Nations of the Earth' in Rediker's and Peter Linebaugh's The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic, the book provides a fly-on-the-wall view of a historical event reimagined, highlighting cooperation among races and classes that transcends the social order of its time -- and inspire us today."--
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Das Sklavenschiff
Mehr als drei Jahrhunderte lang brachten Sklavenschiffe 14 Millionen Menschen von den Küsten Afrikas über den Atlantik in die Neue Welt. Etwa fünf Millionen sind in Afrika, auf den Schiffen und im ersten Jahr der Sklavenarbeit gestorben. 'Das Sklavenschiff' ist eine Geschichte der Tragödie und des Schreckens, aber auch ein Epos der Widerstandsfähigkeit. Der Autor hat mit ihm ein Standardwerk über eines der erschütterndsten Kapitel des Kolonialismus und der Menschheitsgeschichte geschaffen, das in zahlreiche Sprachen übersetzt wurde.
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Het slavenschip
Een verhaal over mensenDe menselijke drama’s aan boord van de slavenschepen tijdens de trans-Atlantische slavenhandel 'De hel van het leven op een slavenschip. [...] Aangrijpend.' •••• NRC Ruim drie eeuwen lang vervoerden slavenschepen miljoenen mensen van de Afrikaanse kust naar de Nieuwe Wereld. Maar wat weten we over de schepen die de slavenhandel mogelijk maakten? Gebaseerd op dertig jaar archiefonderzoek in maritieme archieven reconstrueert gerenommeerd historicus Marcus Rediker de menselijke drama’s die zich aan boord van deze schepen afspeelden. Van de jonge weggevoerde Afrikaan, ontvoerd en verkocht door een naburige stam, tot de jonge priester in spé die een baan als matroos accepteert en vol afschuw toeziet op de gruwelijkheden aan boord van deze drijvende gevangenis, omsingeld door haaien. En de kapitein, die vanuit zijn ruime kapiteinshut verschillende rollen vervulde: leidinggevende, cipier, accountant en ordehandhaver. Rediker brengt het leven van diegenen aan het licht die een rol speelden in een van de donkerste bladzijden uit de geschiedenis. Inclusief speciaal voorwoord van de auteur voor de Nederlandstalige editie Over Het slavenschip:'De indrukwekkende bestseller is eindelijk vertaald. […] Het slavenschip maakt grote indruk.' Trouw 'Hoewel er weinig ooggetuigenverslagen van het leven op een slavenschip bestaan, lukte het de Amerikaanse historicus Marcus Rediker toch om daar een aangrijpend beeld van te schetsen.' •••• NRC 'Rediker heeft een scherp oog voor sociale scheidslijnen, sekseverschillen en etnische spanningen, voor rangen, klassen en standen. [...] "Een verhaal over mensen", luidt de ondertitel. In die benadering schuilt de kwaliteit van het boek.' Nederlands Dagblad 'Het slavenschip was een instrument van ontmenselijking. Marcus Rediker schreef daartegenover een monument voor de menselijkheid van degenen die in de ruimen belandden. Zijn boek schetst op beklemmende wijze de wreedheid, terreur en hiërarchie waarvan elk aspect van de slavenhandel doortrokken was. Maar het toont ook de veerkracht, het verzet en de solidariteit van de slaafgemaakten en hun – soms onwaarschijnlijke – bondgenoten. Redikers Het slavenschip is verplicht leesmateriaal.' Pepijn Brandon, auteur van Slavernij in Oost en West 'Dit boek geldt als de intensiefste poging op basis van bronnen te achterhalen hoe het moet zijn geweest op de vaarten over de Atlantische Oceaan, voor de gevangen Afrikanen en ook voor de bemanningsleden. [...] Daarmee krijgt de geschiedenis van de trans-Atlantische mensenhandel, die vaak noodgedwongen in nogal algemene bewoordingen wordt geschetst, een emotionele lading.' de Volkskrant
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Die vielköpfige Hydra
In ihrem Standardwerk beschreiben die US-amerikanischen Historiker Peter Linebaugh und Marcus Rediker den atemberaubenden Aufstieg des frühen Kapitalismus aus einer völlig neuen Perspektive. Im Gegensatz zur gängigen Historiografie rücken die Autoren die untergründige Geschichte der atlantischen Kolonisation und des britischen Empire in den Mittelpunkt ihrer Darstellung. Sie schreiben die Geschichte der Enteigneten der ehemals in Gemeineigentum genutzten Allmende, der gewaltsam verschleppten afrikanischen Sklaven, der zum Militär oder zur See gepressten städtischen Proletarier, der Piraten sowie der Ureinwohner der Karibik und der beiden Amerikas. Sie alle revoltierten gegen die gnadenlose Gewalt des sich entwickelnden Kapitalismus. In den Augen der jeweiligen Obrigkeit handelte es sich bei dieser multiethnischen, buntscheckigen und unberechenbaren Unterschicht um eine 'vielköpfige Hydra', der für jeden abgeschlagenen Kopf zwei neue wuchsen. Das Buch gilt als Klassiker der neueren Labor History und wurde 2001 mit dem International Labor History Award ausgezeichnet.
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The Fearless Benjamin Lay
The little-known story of an eighteenth-century Quaker dwarf who fiercely attacked slavery and imagined a new, more humane way of lifeIn The Fearless Benjamin Lay, renowned historian Marcus Rediker chronicles the transatlantic life and times of a singular man-a Quaker dwarf who demanded the total, unconditional emancipation of all enslaved Africans around the world. Mocked and scorned by his contemporaries, Lay was unflinching in his opposition to slavery, often performing colorful guerrilla theater to shame slave masters, insisting that human bondage violated the fundamental principles of Christianity. He drew on his ideals to create a revolutionary way of life, one that embodied the proclamation "no justice, no peace."Lay was born in 1682 in Essex, England. His philosophies, employments, and places of residence-spanning England, Barbados, Philadelphia, and the open seas-were markedly diverse over the course of his life. He worked as a shepherd, glove maker, sailor, and bookseller. His worldview was an astonishing combination of Quakerism, vegetarianism, animal rights, opposition to the death penalty, and abolitionism.While in Abington, Philadelphia, Lay lived in a cave-like dwelling surrounded by a library of two hundred books, and it was in this unconventional abode where he penned a fiery and controversial book against bondage, which Benjamin Franklin published in 1738. Always in motion and ever confrontational, Lay maintained throughout his life a steadfast opposition to slavery and a fierce determination to make his fellow Quakers denounce it, which they finally began to do toward the end of his life.With passion and historical rigor, Rediker situates Lay as a man who fervently embodied the ideals of democracy and equality as he practiced a unique concoction of radicalism nearly three hundred years ago. Rediker resurrects this forceful and prescient visionary, who speaks to us across the ages and whose innovative approach to activism is a gift, transforming how we consider the past and how we might imagine the future.
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Storia sociale della pirateria
Il marinaio e il pirata dell'età della vela sono romantiche figure storiche che occupano ancora oggi un posto speciale nella cultura popolare dei nostri tempi. Eppure, le condizioni di vita e le aspirazioni questi uomini audaci restano da noi poco conosciute. Come la maggior parte dei proletari del passato, hanno difatti lasciato pochi resoconti di prima mano della loro vita. In questo libro, Marcus Rediker utilizza una vasta gamma di fonti storiche (casellari giudiziari, diari, resoconti di viaggio, e molti altri documenti ancora) per ricostruire il mondo culturale e sociale dei marinai e dei pirati anglo-americani che solcavano i mari nella prima metà del Diciottesimo secolo. Ricostruisce la vita lungo il litorale, dove gente di mare di tutto il mondo affollava i porti e i suoi bordelli, tra birrerie, risse di strada, e anche il carcere. Lo studio di Rediker non poteva non esplorare le loro condizioni di lavoro: la disciplina dura, le fustigazioni brutali, le impiccagioni macabre, i salari reali. Fino a dimostrare in modo convincente le ragioni reali che portavano questi lavoratori alla scelta di diventare finalmente dei pirati. Un libro illuminante sia sulla pirateria, sia sul proletariato preindustriale, ma anche sulla nascita del capitalismo come sistema globale. Prefazione di Giulio Giorello. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
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Outlaws of the Atlantic
This maritime history "from below" exposes the history-making power of common sailors, slaves, pirates, and other outlaws at sea in the era of the tall ship. In Outlaws of the Atlantic, award-winning historian Marcus Rediker turns maritime history upside down. He explores the dramatic world of maritime adventure, not from the perspective of admirals, merchants, and nation-states but from the viewpoint of commoners—sailors, slaves, indentured servants, pirates, and other outlaws from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. Bringing together their seafaring experiences for the first time, Outlaws of the Atlantic is an unexpected and compelling peoples’ history of the “age of sail.” With his signature bottom-up approach and insight, Rediker reveals how the “motley”—that is, multiethnic—crews were a driving force behind the American Revolution; that pirates, enslaved Africans, and other outlaws worked together to subvert capitalism; and that, in the era of the tall ship, outlaws challenged authority from below deck. By bringing these marginal seafaring characters into the limelight, Rediker shows how maritime actors have shaped history that many have long regarded as national and landed. And by casting these rebels by sea as cosmopolitan workers of the world, he reminds us that to understand the rise of capitalism, globalization, and the formation of race and class, we must look to the sea.
€ 25,00