Abolitionism and imperialism in Britain, Africa, and the Atlantic / edited by Derek R. Peterson.

Other author Peterson, Derek R., 1971-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAthens, Ohio : Ohio University Press,
Descriptionix, 235 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Slave trade--Great Britain. --History.
Slave trade--Great Britain. --Colonies. --America. --History.
Slave trade--Africa. --History.
Antislavery movements--Great Britain. --History.
Imperialism--Social aspects. --Great Britain.
Great Britain--Colonies. --History.

SeriesAfrican studies from Cambridge
Contents Introduction : Abolitionism and political argument in Britain and East Africa / Derek R. Peterson -- African political ethics and the slave trade / John Thornton -- And all that : why Britain outlawed her slave trade / Boyd Hilton -- Empire without America : British plans for Africa in the era of the American Revolution / Christopher L. Brown -- Ending the slave trade : a Caribbean and Atlantic context / Philip D. Morgan -- Emperors of the world : British abolitionism and imperialism / Seymour Drescher -- Abolition and imperialism : international law and the British suppression of the Atlantic slave trade / Robin Law -- Racial violence, universal history, and echoes of abolition in twentieth-century Zanzibar / Jonathon Glassman.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-227) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009033389
ISBN9780821419014 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780821419021 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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