Ruling emancipated slaves and indigenous subjects : the divergent legacies of forced settlement and colonial occupation in the global south / Olukunle P. Owolabi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owolabi, Olukunle P. (Olukunle Patrick), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--Colonies--Administration.

Europe.

Europe--Colonies--Social conditions.

Developing countries--Social conditions.

Developing countries.

Postcolonialism--Developing countries.

Postcolonialism.

Indigenous peoples--Developing countries--Social conditions.

Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc--Developing countries.

Children of freed persons--Developing countries--Social conditions.

Children of freed persons.

Children of freed persons--Legal status, laws, etc--Developing countries.

Forced migration--Europe--America--Colonies.

Forced migration.

Forced migration--Europe--Africa--Colonies.

Colonies--Administration.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indigenous peoples--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Africa.

America.

Physical Description:

xv, 351 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"The European powers that colonized much of the world over the last few hundred years created a variety of social systems in their various colonies. In Ruling Emancipated Slaves and Indigenous Subjects, Olukunle P. Owolabi explores the divergent developmental trajectories of Global South nations that were shaped by forced settlement, where European colonists imported African slaves to establish large-scale agricultural plantations, or by colonial occupation, which resulted in the exploitation of indigenous non-white populations. Owolabi shows that most forced settlement colonies emerged from European domination with higher levels of education attainment, greater postcolonial democratization, and favorable human development outcomes relative to Global South countries that emerged from colonial occupation after 1945. To explain this paradox, he examines the distinctive legal-administrative institutions that were used to control indigenous colonial subjects and highlights the impact of liberal reforms that expanded the legal rights and political agency of former slaves following abolition. Spanning three centuries of colonial history and postcolonial development, this is the first book to systematically examine the distinctive patterns of state-building that resulted from forced settlement and colonial occupation in the Black Atlantic world." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : forced settlement, colonial occupation, and the historical roots of divergent development in the global south

A historical overview of forced settlement and colonial occupation in the global south

Historical institutionalism, critical junctures, and the divergent legacies of forced settlement and colonial occupation

A global statistical analysis of forced settlement and colonial occupation : colonial institutions and postcolonial development

Comparing British forced settlement and colonial occupation : Jamaica and Sierra Leone

Comparing Portuguese forced settlement and colonial occupation : Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

A global tour of forced settlement and colonial occupation under French rule : From Saint-Domingue (Haiti) and Les Antilles to Algeria and sub-Saharan Africa

Conclusions, reflections, and avenues for future research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Owolabi, Olukunle P., (Olukunle Patrick) Ruling emancipated slaves and indigenous subjects

ISBN:

9780197673034

0197673031

9780197673027

0197673023

OCLC:

1356019122

Publisher Number:

40031819222