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British slave emancipation : the sugar colonies and the great experiment 1830-1865 /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Green, William A., 1935-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press, 1976.
Subjects:
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > West Indies, British.
West Indies, British > Economic conditions.
West Indies, British > Social conditions.
Great Britain > Colonies > Administration > History > 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Administration > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Antilles britanniques > Conditions économiques.
Antilles britanniques > Conditions sociales.
British colonies
Economic history
Colonies > Administration
Enslaved persons > Emancipation
Social conditions
West Indies > British West Indies
Abschaffung
Sklaverei
Großbritannien
Westindien
1800-1899
Geschichte 1830-1865.
Electronic books.
History
Sklavenemanzipation (1830-1865)
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 449 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates) : maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 416-438) and index.
ISBN:9780191675515
0191675512