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Abolitions as a Global Experience
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Paperback. Editor(s): Suzuki, Hideaki. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 314 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
The abolition of slavery and similar institutions of servitude was an important global experience of the nineteenth century. Considering how tightly bonded into each local society and economy were these institutions, why and how did people decide to abolish them? This collection of essays examines the ways this globally shared experience appeared and developed. Chapters cover a variety of different settings, from West Africa to East Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean, with close consideration of the British, French and Dutch colonial contexts, as well as internal developments in Russia and Japan. What elements of the abolition decision were ... Read more
The abolition of slavery and similar institutions of servitude was an important global experience of the nineteenth century. Considering how tightly bonded into each local society and economy were these institutions, why and how did people decide to abolish them? This collection of essays examines the ways this globally shared experience appeared and developed. Chapters cover a variety of different settings, from West Africa to East Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean, with close consideration of the British, French and Dutch colonial contexts, as well as internal developments in Russia and Japan. What elements of the abolition decision were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
National University of Singapore Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971698607
SKU
V9789971698607
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Ref
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About
Hideaki Suzuki is associate professor at School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan and works on Indian Ocean World History and global/world history.
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