Books by David Brion Davis

A meditation on the origins, experience and legacy of the institution of slavery. A series of interlocking essays cover topics such as slave resistance, the historical construction of race, and the connections between the abolitionist movement and the struggle for women's rights.

Challenging the boundaries of slavery ultimately brought on the Civil War and the unexpected, immediate emancipation of slaves long before it could have been achieved in any other way. This imaginative and fascinating book puts slavery into a new light and underscores anew the desperate human tragedy lying at the very heart of the American story.

Inhuman Bondage is the definitive study of slavery for our time, providing a global perspective on the subject with an emphasis on the United States. Davis is one of our preeminent historians and the authority on America's greatest historical problem.