Peter Jimack
Ashgate
Hardback
318
2006
First published in 1770 and running to over one million words Raynal's Histoire des Deux Indes was an immediate bestseller that was to go through numerous editions in various languages. Much of the Histoire's success and subsequent reputation was based on its attacks on tyranny slavery and colonial exploitation. In this current edition Peter Jimack has chosen a representative selection of passages from all books of the Histoire that shows the breadth and scope of the work.
Ashgate
Hardback
318
2006
First published in 1770 and running to over one million words Raynal's Histoire des Deux Indes was an immediate bestseller that was to go through numerous editions in various languages. Much of the Histoire's success and subsequent reputation was based on its attacks on tyranny slavery and colonial exploitation. In this current edition Peter Jimack has chosen a representative selection of passages from all books of the Histoire that shows the breadth and scope of the work.