{"product_id":"islams-black-slaves-ronald-segal-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 Ronald Segal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374527970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374527976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/10\/2002 pg. 24","brand":"Ronald Segal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043280515327,"sku":"9780374527976","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17c5b58a-e2cf-4659-a86d-5219763ccf28.jpg?v=1684966253","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/islams-black-slaves-ronald-segal-9780374527976","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}