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The Abolitions of Slavery
Marcel Dorigny (Ed.)
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Paperback. These papers are intended to demonstrate the complexity of the historical processes leading up to the abolition of slavery in 1793-1794, and again in 1848, given that Bonaparte had restored the former colonial regime in 1802. Those processes include the slave insurrections and the many forms of resistance to slavery and servile work.. Editor(s): Dorigny, Marcel. Series: Slave Route S. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; GTB; HBTS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
These papers are intended to demonstrate the complexity of the historical processes leading up to the abolition of slavery in 1793-1794, and again in 1848, given that Bonaparte had restored the former colonial regime in 1802. Those processes include the slave insurrections and the many forms of resistance to slavery and servile work, the philosophical and political debates of the Enlightenment, the attitude of the Church, the action of anti-slavery associations and the role of revolutionary assemblies, not forgetting the importance of the economic interests that provided the backcloth to philosophical discussions in the matter. The close interweaving of ... Read more
These papers are intended to demonstrate the complexity of the historical processes leading up to the abolition of slavery in 1793-1794, and again in 1848, given that Bonaparte had restored the former colonial regime in 1802. Those processes include the slave insurrections and the many forms of resistance to slavery and servile work, the philosophical and political debates of the Enlightenment, the attitude of the Church, the action of anti-slavery associations and the role of revolutionary assemblies, not forgetting the importance of the economic interests that provided the backcloth to philosophical discussions in the matter. The close interweaving of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Slave Route S.
Condition
New
Weight
513g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Herndon, United States
ISBN
9781571814326
SKU
V9781571814326
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About Marcel Dorigny (Ed.)
Marcel Dorigny teaches at the Department of History of the University of Paris 8.
Reviews for The Abolitions of Slavery
This work has been worth the wait ..All of the articles are of excellent quality, many are clear enough to stand alone for graduate students, and all are thought-provoking either in themselves or as suggestions of new questions that need to be addressed within the French colonies or in the broader comparative literature.
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