Abolitionism
A Very Short Introduction

Abolitionism: A Very Short Introduction provides a helpful survey of the transatlantic movement to abolish slavery. Although the work briefly addresses the history of abolition in Europe and South America, the focus of this book is on abolition in the United States. Newman's account at places seems......more

Excellent overview by a first-rate scholar in the field of abolition studies. Reading the history of abolitionism is like discovering a new country, a new people I had never been taught about before. There are heroes in spades in this history. Highly recommend.......more

I had expected to get a better picture of the main currents within global (or Atlantic, at least) abolitionism. The book touched on these topics a little bit, but the weight of the effort was giving a tour of major events leading up to American abolition during the Civil War. Obviously one of the bi......more

A thoughtful but slim look at abolition, good enough to feel unsatisfied by the brevity. Aiming to be both short and comprehensive, it means the author has to march through a bunch of the events and people, only briefly touching on any one incident: Dred Scott gets a page and a half, John Brown gets......more

Professor Newman is an expert in abolitionism and this is an excellent very short introduction. I highly recommend it if you want a short and concise overview from an expert historian.......more