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One essay negotiates a complicated tripartite comparison of secession in the United States, Brazil, and Cuba, while another uncovers subtle differences in slavery in separate regions of the American South, demonstrating that comparative slavery studies need not be transnational.\u003cbr\u003eNew Directions in Slavery Studies provides relevant and distinct examinations of the lives and histories of enslaved people in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46205753426130,"sku":"9780807161159","price":63.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46205753458898,"sku":"efa3e788-e4a0-39a7-b8c9-55410100bcb6","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_c0eb221a-3528-45fd-8e3a-6f1f408da845.jpg?v=1763106659"}],"url":"https:\/\/iandigo.com\/collections\/slavery.oembed","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}