Sweet liberty the final days of slavery in Martinique / Rebecca Hartkopf Schloss.
| Author/creator | Schloss, Rebecca Hartkopf, 1970- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, |
| Description | vi, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American studies Early American studies. ^A375699 |
| Contents | Introduction: Sweet liberty : the final days of slavery in Martinique -- "That your hearts will blossom and again become French" : the early Napoleonic period -- "Happy to consider itself an ancient British possession" : the British occupation of Martinique -- "Your French and loyal hearts" : the first decade of the restoration -- "In the colonies, it is impossible that a white would align himself with slaves" : shifts in colonial policy -- "To ensure equality before those laws to free men, whatever their color" : changing ideas of French citizenship -- "Amelioration of the white race" and "the sacred rights of property" : the end of slavery in the French Atlantic. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008051923 |
| ISBN | 9780812241723 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 081224172X (alk. paper) |