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Distant freedom : "St Helena and the abolition of the slave trade, 1840-1872" /

This book is a study of the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena and its role in the abolition of the slave trade.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pearson, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Liverpool University Press, ©2016.
Colección:Liverpool Studies in International Slavery LUP.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. A Place of Immense Advantage ; 2. London and Jamestown ; 3. Sailortown; 4. Life and Death in the Depots; 5. 'All, all, without avail': Medicine and the Liberated Africans; 6. After 'Liberation' ; 7. Island Lives; Conclusion; Appendix One; Appendix Two; Appendix Three; Appendix Four; Bibliography; Index.