Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits isthe first book to explore the long-range cultural legacy of slavery through commonplace daily objects.

Offers a new and original approach to the history of slavery by an acknowledged expert on the topicTraces the relationship between slavery and modern cultural habits through an analysis of commonplace objects that include sugar, tobacco, tea, maps, portraiture, print, and moreRepresents the only study that utilizes common objects to illustrate the cultural impact and legacy of the Atlantic slave tradeMakes the topic of slavery accessible to a wider public audience

James Walvin is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Professor Emeritus at the University of York, and formerly a Visiting Fellow at Yale University. His books includeBlack Ivory: Slavery in the British Empire, 2E (2001);The Trader, The Owner, The Slave: Parallel Lives in the Age of Slavery (2007);A Short History of Slavery (2007);Britain's Slave Empire (2008);The Zong: A Massacre, the Law and the End of Slavery (2011);The Slave Trade (2011); andCrossings: Africa, the Americas and the Atlantic Slave Trade (2013).

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction: Slavery in Western Life 1

1 A Sugar Bowl: Sugar and Slavery 11

2 Cowrie Shells: Slavery and Global Trade 37

3 Tobacco: The Slave Origins of a Global Epidemic 54

4 Mahogany: Fashion and Slavery 82

5 Stately Homes and Mansions: The Architecture of Slavery 104

6 Maps: Revealing Slavery 128

7 A Portrait: Pictures in Black and White 151

8 The Brooks: Slave Ships 173

9 A Book: Slavery and the World of Print 192

10 Chains: The Ironware of Slavery 218

11 Cotton: Slavery and Industrial Change 239

Conclusion 262

Index 265