Abolition and Its Aftermath

The Historical Context 1790-1916

AvDavid Richardson,David Richardson

Inbunden, Engelska, 1987

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First published in 1987. With the exception of Barbara Bush's contribution, all the papers and commentaries contained in this volume were presented at a conference at Thwaite Hall, University of Hull, 26-29 July 1983. The conference was organised to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire, and was attended by over eighty scholars from Britain, Western Europe, the USA and the Caribbean.

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Utgivningsdatum:1987-12-31
Mått:138 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:700 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:292
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780714632612

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Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 The Historical Context of British Abolition, Seymour Drescher; Part 2 Slaves as Agents of Their Own Emancipation; Chapter 2 Towards Emancipation, Barbara Bush; Chapter 3 The Maroons of Surinam, Silvia W. De Groot; Chapter 4 Emancipation by Law or War?, H. McD. Beckles; Chapter 5 Comments on the Papers by de Groot and Beckles, Mary Turner; Part 3 Connections Between the British and Continental Abolitionist Movements; Chapter 6 Haiti and the Abolitionists, David Geggus; Chapter 7 The Abolition of the Slave Trade by France, Serge Daget; Chapter 8 Emancipation in British Guyana and its Influence on Dutch Policy Regarding Surinam, J.P. Siwpersad; Part 4 Caribbean Adjustments to Slave Emancipation; Chapter 9 Was British Emancipation a Success?, W. A. Green; Chapter 10 Apprenticeship and Labour Relations in Four Windward Islands, W.K. Marshall; Chapter 11 Economic Change and Contract Labour in the British Caribbean, S. L. Engerman; Chapter 12 The Great Escape, P.C. Emmer; Chapter 13 Comments on the Papers by Green, Marshall, Engerman and Emmer, K.O. Laurence;