Paths to Freedom Manumission in the Atlantic World |
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Editor:
| Brana-Shute, Rosemary Sparks, Randy J. |
Contribution by:
| Brana-Shute, Rosemary Blackburn, Robin Blumenthal, Debra G. Burin, Eric Campbell, John F. |
Series edited by:
| Lewis, Simon Poole, W. Scott Gleeson, David |
Series title: | Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-57003-774-0 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $88.00 |
Book Description:
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Presents an international comparative study of a mode of emancipation that worked to reinforce the institution of slavery. This book presents a volume of essays that comprises a comparative study of manumission - the act of freeing a slave while the institution of slavery continues - as it affected slave systems on both sides of the Atlantic.
Presents an international comparative study of a mode of emancipation that worked to reinforce the institution of slavery. This book presents a volume of essays that comprises a comparative study of manumission - the act of freeing a slave while the institution of slavery continues - as it affected slave systems on both sides of the Atlantic.