| Description |
1 online resource (x, 238 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Song That Antislavery Sung; 2. A Steady and Certain Command of Labor; 3. This Work of Civilization; 4. The Vexed Question of Original Unity; 5. Delusions of a False Canaan; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
An examination of the emancipation process in the British Caribbean, particularly Jamaica, during the 1830s, and in the USA, particularly South Carolina, during the 1860s. It explores how former slaves, former slaveholders, and their governments understood and discussed slavery and emancipation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index |
| Notes |
Online resource (HeinOnline, viewed August 3, 2021) |
| Subject |
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- West Indies, British
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- Southern States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Slavery.
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation
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Sklaverei
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Abschaffung
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Southern States
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West Indies -- British West Indies
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USA -- Südstaaten
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Westindien
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Anglophone Karibik
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0807860123 |
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9780807860120 |
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0807826804 |
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9780807826805 |
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0807853453 |
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9780807853450 |
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