Is there any book on the evolution of the idea of slavery worldwide, from being considered something normal and even desirable to something heinous?

by MarcosMS83

I'm mostly interested in the evolution of the idea of slavery among public opinion worldwide. I'm guessing the book should focus on the 19th and early 20th century.

orangecamo

There are a few books like this though most only cover a few centuries at a time.

  • Patterson, Orlando. Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1982.

  • Berlin, Ira. Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1998.

  • Berlin, Ira. Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2003.

  • Davis, David Brion. Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World. Oxford, England ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.