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Re:Details of horrific first voyages in transatlantic slave ... by roadnottaken on Monday August 20, 2018 @11:28PM (#17806718)
Pinker’s “Better Angels of our Nature” is a masterwork on the subject. It’s also a terrific read and will change your view of history and make you happy to be alive in the present!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Better_Angels_of_Our_Nat...

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Re:Details of horrific first voyages in transatlantic slave ... by BadassFractal on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @01:16AM (#17807191)
I've been meaning to read it, however the criticism from historians about it has made me somewhat uncomfortable about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Better_Angels_of_Our_Natur...

Is there anything conclusive about how cherry-picked the numbers in the book are?

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