Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 391 pages)
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ISBN:
9780511563065
Series Statement:
African studies 76
Content:
This book examines the gradual decline of slavery in Northern Nigeria during the first forty years of colonial rule. At the time of the British conquest, the Sokoto Caliphate was one of the largest slave societies in modern history. The authors have written a thoughtful and provocative book which raises doubts over the moral legitimacy of both the Sokoto Caliphate and the colonial state. They chart the development of British colonial policy towards resolving the dilemma of slavery and how to end it
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
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Slavery and the British conquest of Northern Nigeria -- Fugitive slaves and the crisis in slavery policy -- The debate on legal-status abolition -- Emancipation and the law -- Upholding proprietary rights to land -- The role of taxation in the reform of slavery -- The colonial economy and the slaves -- The persistence of concubinage -- Legal-status abolition: the final phase -- Court records of slaves issued certificates of freedom.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521374699
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521447027
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780521374699
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511563065
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