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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.

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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)
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