{"product_id":"islams-black-slaves-the-other-black-diaspora-9780374527976","title":"Islam's Black Slaves: The Other Black Diaspora","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive study of the Eastern slave trade by an eminent British scholar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA companion volume to \u003ci\u003eThe Black Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e, this groundbreaking work tells the fascinating and horrifying story of the Islamic slave trade. \u003ci\u003eIslam's Black Slaves\u003c\/i\u003e documents a centuries-old institution that still survives, and traces the business of slavery and its repercussions from Islam's inception in the seventh century, through its history in China, India, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Libya, and Spain, and on to Sudan and Mauritania, where, even today, slaves continue to be sold. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRonald Segal reveals for the first time the numbers involved in this trade--as many millions as were transported to the Americas--and explores the differences between the traffic in the East and the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIslam's Black Slaves\u003c\/i\u003e also examines the continued denial of the very existence of this sector of the black diaspora, although it survives today in significant numbers; and in an illuminating conclusion, Segal addresses the appeal of Islam to African-American communities, and the perplexing refusal of Black Muslim leaders to acknowledge black slavery and oppression in present-day Mauritania and Sudan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fitting companion to Segal's previous work, \u003ci\u003eIslam's Black Slaves\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating account of an often unacknowledged tradition, and a riveting cross-cultural commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-307738\"\u003eRonald Segal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374527976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374527970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS003000\"\u003eAsia | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouth African-born \u003cb\u003eRonald Segal \u003c\/b\u003eis the founding editor of the Penguin African Library, and the author of fourteen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of India\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Race War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Black Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Strauss \u0026 Giroux-3pl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683331150061,"sku":"9780374527976","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/islams-black-slaves-the-other-black-diaspora-9780374527976","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}