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Envoys of abolition : British naval officers and the campaign against the slave trade in West Africa.
Drawing on substantial collections of previously unpublished papers, this book examines personal experiences of British naval officers employed in suppressing the transatlantic slave trade from West Africa in the nineteenth century. It illuminates cultural encounters, the complexities of British abo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Liverpool :
Liverpool University Press,
2019.
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| Colección: | Liverpool studies in international slavery ;
15. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Drawing on substantial collections of previously unpublished papers, this book examines personal experiences of British naval officers employed in suppressing the transatlantic slave trade from West Africa in the nineteenth century. It illuminates cultural encounters, the complexities of British abolitionism, and extraordinary military service at sea and in African territories. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-228) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781789624908 1789624908 |