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Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa (African Studies) Book

A history of slavery during the 19th and 20th centuries in three former French colonies.Read More

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  • Book Description

    Martin Klein describes the history of slavery during the 19th and 20th centuries in three former French colonies. He considers the impact of the Atlantic slave trade and the evolution of slavery both before the French and under their rule. While discussing French policy, the main focus of the book is the constantly changing relationships between slave and master, and the attempts on the part o f slaves to seek freedom, or autonomy where they remained in servitude.

  • Product Description

    Using oral sources, as well as official and missionary archives, Martin Klein describes the history of slavery during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in three former French colonies. He considers the impact of the Atlantic slave trade and the evolution of slavery both before the French and under their rule. While he discusses French policy, the main focus of the book is the constantly changing relationships between slave and master, and the attempts on the part of slaves to seek freedom, or autonomy where they remained in servitude.

  • 0521596785
  • 9780521596787
  • Martin A. Klein
  • 28 July 1998
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 278
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