Dr. Marcus Rediker offers a comprehensive analysis of the Slave Ship as a nation within itself, as an instrument of war and terror, and as one of the most significant tools in the facilitation of global capitalism– and urges us to reconsider the legacy of our modern capitalist society.

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About Dr. Marcus Rediker

Dr. Marcus Rediker is a Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh and Senior Research Fellow at the Collège d’études mondiales in Paris. He is a two time winner of the Merle Curti Award, won the George Washington Book Prize in 2008, and has been recognized as a distinguished lecturer by the Organization of American Historians.

An award winning author, historian, and social activist, Rediker’s works have focused primarily on piracy and the Atlantic Slave Trade. They follow an archetype of “history from below” that analyzes historical events from the perspective of common peoples rather than traditional narratives. He credits college protests against the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights movement, the black power movement, and his experience at a textile factory for his passion for social history.

Analyzing the past through the context of a people’s history, or “history from below,” Rediker’s narratives have emphasized the plights of the poor and oppressed in what he regards as “the most democratic and inclusive kind of history.” His works include The Slave Ship: A Human History, The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom, and The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quader Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist.

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