Britain's Black Debt Reparations for Caribbean Slavery and Native Genocide |
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Author:
| Beckles, Hilary McD |
ISBN: | 978-976-640-349-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
Publisher: | University of the West Indies Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $106.00 |
Book Description:
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Written by a leading economic historian of the region, a seasoned activist in the wider movement for social justice and advocacy of historical truth, Britain's Black Debt looks at the origins and development of reparations as a regional and international process. Weaving together detailed historical data on Caribbean slavery and the transatlantic slave trade with legal principles and the politics of postcolonialism, the author sets out a solid academic analysis of the evidence.
Written by a leading economic historian of the region, a seasoned activist in the wider movement for social justice and advocacy of historical truth, Britain's Black Debt looks at the origins and development of reparations as a regional and international process. Weaving together detailed historical data on Caribbean slavery and the transatlantic slave trade with legal principles and the politics of postcolonialism, the author sets out a solid academic analysis of the evidence.