The End of Slavery in Africa (Paperback)

This is the first comprehensive assessment of the end of slavery in Africa. Editors Suzanne Miers and Richard Roberts, with the distinguished contributors to the volume, establish an agenda for the social history of the early colonial period--hen the end of slavery was one of the most significant historical and cultural processes. "The End of Slavery in Africa" is a sequel to "Slavery in Africa," edited by Suzanne Miers and Igor Kopytoff and published by the University of Wisconsin Press in 1977. The contributors explore the historical experiences of slaves, masters, and colonials as they all confronted the end of slavery in fifteen sub-Saharan African societies. The essays demonstrate that it is impossible to generalize about whether the end of slavery was a relatively mild and nondisruptive process or whether it marked a significant change in the social and economic organization of a given society. There was no common pattern and no uniform consequence of the end of slavery. The results of this wide-ranging inquiry will be of lasting value to Africanists and a variety of social and economic historians.

General

Imprint:	University of Wisconsin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1988
First published:	November 1988
Editors:	Suzanne Miers • Richard L. Roberts
Dimensions:	152 x 228 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	544
ISBN-13:	978-0-299-11554-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-299-11554-2
Barcode:	9780299115548

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