The History of Slavery: From Egypt and the Romans to Christian Slavery (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete Historical OverviewBy Adam Gurowski
Length7h 15m
About this audiobook
The History of Slavery: From Egypt and the Romans to Christian Slavery offers a sweeping historical inquiry into bondage as an institution embedded in ancient, classical, and Christian civilizations. Moving from Egypt and the Greco-Roman world to the transformations wrought under medieval and Christian societies, the work combines moral argument with comparative historical narration. Its style is vigorous, polemical, and learned, characteristic of nineteenth-century reformist historiography, in which the past is examined not as antiquarian curiosity but as evidence in a continuing debate over liberty, labor, and human dignity. Adam Gurowski, a Polish-born aristocrat, exile, political observer, and later commentator in the United States, wrote from a life shaped by revolution, displacement, and fierce democratic conviction. His opposition to despotism in Europe and his engagement with American political conflicts sharpened his sensitivity to systems of domination. The history of slavery, for Gurowski, was therefore not merely academic; it was a means of exposing the persistence of tyranny beneath changing religious, legal, and social forms. This book is recommended to readers interested in abolitionist thought, intellectual history, and the nineteenth-century moral interpretation of the ancient world. It rewards those seeking a historically broad, ethically urgent account of slavery's endurance and adaptation across civilizations.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
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GenreHistory
Length7 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
13XI. Greeks
2Introduction
14XII. Romans—The Republicans
3I. Egyptians
15XIII. Romans—Political Slaves
4II. Phœnicians
16XIV. Christianity: Its Churches and Creeds
5III. Libyans
17XV. Gauls
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6IV. Carthaginians
18XVI. Germans
7V. Hebrews, or Beni-Israel
19XVII. Longobards—Italians
8VI. Nabatheans
20XVIII. Franks—French
9VII. Assyrians and Babylonians
21XIX. Britons, Anglo-Saxons, English.
10VIII. Medes and Persians
22XX. Slavi, Slavonians, Slaves, Russians
11IX. Aryas—Hindus
23XXI. Conclusion
12X. Chinese
24Memorable Quotes
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