Lawrence C. Jennings
Description
Some works have examined the first and temporary abolition of French colonial slavery during the French Revolutionary era, but relatively little is kn
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own about the second French abolitionist movement that culminated in the freeing of a quarter of a million slaves in 1848. This book fills the huge gap in existing historiography by providing the first detailed study of French anti-slavery forces during this period, explaining why France abolished colonial slavery fifteen years later than Britain but fifteen years before emancipation in the United States.
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Genres
History
Politics & Social Issues
Tags
Social Science
Political Science
History
Social History
Europe
France
Slavery
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Publishing Info
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Month-Year
Jun, 2000
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9780521772495
ISBN-10: 0521772494
Language
English
No. of Pages
320
Format
Hardcover
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