A global history of anti-slavery politics in the nineteenth century
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A global history of anti-slavery politics in the nineteenth century
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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The abolition of slavery across large parts of the world was one of the most significant transformations in the nineteenth century, shaping economies, societies, and political institutions. This book shows how the international context was essential in shaping the abolition of slavery.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- William Mulligan 1. 'Liberte, Independance': Haitian Antislavery and National Independence
- Julia Gaffield 2. 'A most promising field for future usefulness': The Church Missionary Society and the Liberated Africans of Sierra Leone
- Maeve Ryan 3. Debating Slavery and Empire: the United States, Britain and the World's Anti-Slavery Convention of 1840
- Maurice Bric 4. The Political as Personal: Transatlantic Abolitionism c. 1833-1867
- Simon Morgan 5. Autocratic Abolitionists: Tsarist Russian Anti-Slavery Campaigns
- Megan Dean 6. Abolition and Antislavery in the Ottoman Empire: A Case to Answer?
- Ehud Toledano 7. Antislavery in Spain and its Colonies, 1808-1886
- Christopher Schmidt-Nowara 8. The anti-slave trade campaign in Europe, 1888-90
- William Mulligan 9. The invasion of America by an Englishman: E.D. Morel and the Anglo-American Intervention in the Congo
- Charles Laderman 10. Slave Trade, Slavery and Abolitionism: The Unfinished Debate in France
- Francoise Verges 11. Transformations In The Law Concerning Slavery
- Legacies Of The 19th Century Anti-Slavery Movement
- Andrea Nicholson Bibliography
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