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The Price of Emancipation

Slave-Ownership, Compensation and British Society at the End of Slavery

The Price of Emancipation( )
Author: Draper, Nicholas
Series title:Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Ser.
ISBN:978-1-107-69656-3
Publication Date:Jul 2013
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $49.95
Book Description:

Challenging conventional narratives of abolitionist Britain, this book, provides a comprehensive analysis of the extent and importance of absentee slave-ownership and its impact on British society by drawing on the records of the Commissioners of Slave Compensation, who were responsible for distributing compensation to slave-owners when slavery was abolished.

Book Details
Pages:416
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Slavery
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.2 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm
Book Weight:0.55 Kilograms



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