Humanitarian intervention and changing labor relations : the long-term consequences of the abolition of the slave trade / / edited by Marcel van der Linden.
In 1807 the British “Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade” received the Royal Assent. The Act represented the first significant attempt by a Great Power to exert global influence over the development of human rights, and, relatedly, labor conditions worldwide. The essays presented in this book b...
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Superior document: | Studies in global social history, v. 7 |
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Year of Publication: | 2011 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in global social history ;
v. 7. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (574 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / M. Van Der Linden
- Introduction / Marcel Van Der Linden
- Appendix: An Act For The Abolition Of The Slave Trade 47° Georgii III, Session 1, Cap. XXXVI / M. Van Der Linden
- Commemorating Abolition, 1807-2007 / James Walvin
- The \'Veil\' In Post-Slavery Society. New Challenges For Historians: The Case Of Surinam, 1808-2008 / Angelie Sens
- Was Abolition Of The American And British Slave Trade Significant In The Broader Atlantic Context? / David Eltis
- The Limited Impact Of 1808 In Brazil / Dick Geary
- Revolution And Emancipation: The Role Of Abolitionism In Ending Slavery In The Americas / Robin Blackburn
- Abolition From Below: The 1808 Revolt In The Cape Colony / Nicole Ulrich
- Slavery After The Abolition Of The Slave Trade: The United States And The British West Indies / Stanley L. Engerman
- The Abolition Act And The Development Of Abolitionist Movements In 19th Century Europe / Andreas Gestrich
- “As Always, The Trouble Is With The French.\' Britain, France, The Netherlands And The Colonial Labor Market In The 19th Century / Pieter C. Emmer
- What Came After Emancipation? A Micro-Historical Comparison Between Cuba And The United States / Michael Zeuske and Norbert Finzsch
- Land Policies In Jamaica, 1830-1940 / Claus Füllberg-Stolberg
- Abolitionist Rhetorics, Colonial Conquest, And The Slow Death Of Slavery In Germany’s African Empire / Andreas Eckert
- More Continuity Than Change? New Forms Of Unfree Labor In The Belgian Congo, 1908-1930 / Julia Seibert
- The Discourse On Free Labor And The Forced Cultivation System: The Contradictory Consequences Of The Abolition Of The Slave Trade In Colonial Java, 1811-1870 / Ulbe Bosma
- Indenture, Grand Narratives And Fragmented Histories: The Dutch East Indies, C. 1880-1940 / Roger Knight
- The Long-Term Trajectory Of Anti-Slavery In International Politics: From The Expansion Of The European International System To Unequal International Development / Susan Zimmermann
- Bibliography / M. Van Der Linden
- Index / M. Van Der Linden.