Description: A history of slavery, resistance and abolition in the Atlantic world through 15 case studies of collective revolts for freedom, led by the enslaved themselves.
Brief description: Laura Belmonte is Dean of the Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and Professor of History at Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, USA.
Review Quotes: "Hogsbjerg's highly readable account of fifteen slave revolts charts why enslaved resistance should be such a principal concern for historians. Ranging from the 16th to 19th centuries and across the entire Atlantic world, these stories give voice to hitherto neglected historical figures who were struggling for their freedom." --Catherine Armstrong, Loughborough University, UK