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British slave emancipation [electronic resource] : the sugar colonies and the great experiment 1830-1865 / William A. Green.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Green, William A., 1935-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--West Indies, British.
- Enslaved persons.
- West Indies, British--Economic conditions--19th century.
- West Indies, British.
- West Indies, British--Social conditions--19th century.
- Great Britain--Colonies--Administration--History--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 449 p., [2] leaves of plates) : maps.
- Other Title:
- British slave emancipation
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1976.
- Summary:
- This study of the West Indies in the mid-19th century draws on the experiences of more than a dozen sugar colonies to illustrate the politics and society of the islands on the eve of emancipation. It places British government policies towards the region in the context of Victorian attitudes.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780191675515 (ebook) :
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