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The children of Africa in the colonies : free people of color in Barbados in the age of emancipation / Melanie J. Newton.
| Author/creator | Newton, Melanie J., 1974- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xii, 322 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Antislavery, abolition, and the Atlantic world Antislavery, abolition, and the Atlantic world. ^A532935 |
| Contents | Defining freedom in the interstices of slave society -- Race and politics in an age of insurrection -- Racial segregation and public life during the amelioration era -- New publics : Afro-Barbadian oppositional politics -- Discipline and (dis)order : apprenticeship and the meaning of freedom -- Men of property, character, and education : the Afro-Barbadian bourgeois public sphere -- Between Africa and the empire : diasporic consciousness in postemancipation society -- The emigration debate and postemancipation politics -- Hard times and African dreams. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-308) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007042882 |
| ISBN | 9780807133262 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0807133264 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | F 2041 .N49 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |