Il commercio infame: Antischiavismo e diritti dell'uomo nel Settecento italiano The Infamous Commerce: Antislavery and Rights of Men in the 18th Century Italy

• Auteur principal: Alessandro Tuccillo (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: italien
• Publié: FedOA - Federico II University Press 2013
• Collection: Clio: Saggi di scienze storiche, archeologiche e storico-artistiche
• Sujets: Slavery; Human rights; Eighteenth century; Filippo Mazzei; Matteo Galdi; Business
• Accès en ligne: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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