Slow Death for Slavery - The Course of Abolition in Northern Nigeria 1897-1936

Zusammenfassung Examines the gradual decline of slavery in Northern Nigeria during the first forty years of colonial rule! focusing on the Sokoto Caliphate! one of the largest slave societies in modern history. It charts the development of British colonial policy towards resolving the dilemma of slavery and how to end it. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps; List of tables; Preface; 1. Slavery and the British conquest of Northern Nigeria; 2. Fugitive slaves and the crisis in slavery policy; 3. The debate on legal-status abolition; 4. Emancipation and the law; 5. Upholding proprietary rights to land; 6. The role of taxation in the reform of slavery; 7. The colonial economy and the slaves; 8. The persistence of concubinage; 9. Legal-status abolition: the final phase; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Jan S. Hogendorn, Paul E. Lovejoy, Paul E. (York University Lovejoy, Paul E. Hogendorn Lovejoy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1993
• EAN: 9780521447027
• ISBN: 978-0-521-44702-7
• No. of pages: 412
• Series: African Studies Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous