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The political languages of emancipation in the British Caribbean and the U.S. South /
An examination of the emancipation process in the British Caribbean, particularly Jamaica, during the 1830s, and in the USA, particularly South Carolina, during the 1860s. It explores how former slaves, former slaveholders, and their governments understood and discussed slavery and emancipation.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill ; London :
The University of North Carolina Press,
[2002]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Song That Antislavery Sung; 2. A Steady and Certain Command of Labor; 3. This Work of Civilization; 4. The Vexed Question of Original Unity; 5. Delusions of a False Canaan; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.