Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition

Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9780300166460
ISBN-13 : 030016646X
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Book Synopsis Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition by : Robert W. Harms

Download or read book Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition written by Robert W. Harms and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: div While the British were able to accomplish abolition in the trans-Atlantic world by the end of the nineteenth century, their efforts paradoxically caused a great increase in legal and illegal slave trading in the western Indian Ocean. Bringing together essays from leading authorities in the field of slavery studies, this comprehensive work offers an original and creative study of slavery and abolition in the Indian Ocean world during this period. Among the topics discussed are the relationship between British imperialism and slavery; Islamic law and slavery; and the bureaucracy of slave trading./DIV


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