Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa

Using oral sources, as well as official and missionary archives, Martin Klein describes the history of slavery during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in three former French colonies. He considers the impact of the Atlantic slave trade and the evolution of slavery both before the French and under their rule. While he discusses French policy, the main focus of the book is the constantly changing relationships between slave and master, and the attempts on the part of slaves to seek freedom, or autonomy where they remained in servitude.

Author: Martin A. Klein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 07/28/1998
Pages: 382
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.03w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780521596787

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