After Slavery: Emancipation and its Discontents

by Howard Temperley (Editor)

Overview

A collection of essays in which every contributor focuses upon some aspect of slave emancipation with the aim of assessing to what extent the outcome met with expectation. The hopes and disappointments that characterized the transition from slavery to freedom are depicted.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714650227
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/31/2000
Series:	Routledge Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

African History Vol 43

"a very useful summary of events in these areas and research on them...provides an interesting discussion of the differences between the "colonial" and "protectorate" models of abolition.

Editorial Reviews

Thirteen contributions by university professors of history, African studies, economics, development studies, American history, and other fields address the issues accompanying emancipation from slavery throughout the world. Topics include the transition from slavery to freedom in Richmond, Virginia; riots and resistance in the Caribbean; and the de-legalization of slavery in British India. This group of studies first appeared as a special issue of , v.21, no.2, August 2000. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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