Africa''s Slaves Today

Africa's Slaves Today, first published in 1975, examines the question of the persistence of slavery in modern Africa. It concludes that slavery is by no means dead in certain regions, but that at the same time clear-cut definitions of 'slave' and 'free' are often impossible to establish.

List of contents

1. The Moors and their Slaves 2. Tuareg and Other Sahara Slaves 3. Savanna Slaves 4. Black African Slaves and Serfs 5. The Old Slave-Trade 6. One-Way Trips to Arabia 7. Ethiopia's Modern Slaves 8. Colonisation and Forced Labour 9. Forced Labour in the White South 10. Forced Labour in Liberia 11. Modern Exploitation 12. Action on Slavery

About the author

Jonathan Derrick

Summary

Africa’s Slaves Today, first published in 1975, examines the question of the persistence of slavery in modern Africa. It concludes that slavery is by no means dead in certain regions, but that at the same time clear-cut definitions of ‘slave’ and ‘free’ are often impossible to establish.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Derrick, Derrick Jonathan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2024
• EAN: 9781032316642
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3231664-2
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Slavery
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Popular Culture, European History, HISTORY / General, military history, Social & cultural history, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, Southern Africa, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Slavery and abolition of slavery