Format:
vi, 300 p
,
ill., maps
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9780812241723
,
081224172X
Series Statement:
Early American studies
Content:
Introduction: Sweet liberty : the final days of slavery in Martinique -- "That your hearts will blossom and again become French" : the early Napoleonic period -- "Happy to consider itself an ancient British possession" : the British occupation of Martinique -- "Your French and loyal hearts" : the first decade of the restoration -- "In the colonies, it is impossible that a white would align himself with slaves" : shifts in colonial policy -- "To ensure equality before those laws to free men, whatever their color" : changing ideas of French citizenship -- "Amelioration of the white race" and "the sacred rights of property" : the end of slavery in the French Atlantic
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Introduction: Sweet liberty : the final days of slavery in Martinique -- "That your hearts will blossom and again become French" : the early Napoleonic period -- "Happy to consider itself an ancient British possession" : the British occupation of Martinique -- "Your French and loyal hearts" : the first decade of the restoration -- "In the colonies, it is impossible that a white would align himself with slaves" : shifts in colonial policy -- "To ensure equality before those laws to free men, whatever their color" : changing ideas of French citizenship -- "Amelioration of the white race" and "the sacred rights of property" : the end of slavery in the French Atlantic.
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Martinique
;
Sklaverei
;
Abschaffung
;
Geschichte
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=25625
