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British slave emancipation the sugar colonies and the great experiment 1830-1865
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British slave emancipation [electronic resource] : the sugar colonies and the great experiment 1830-1865 / William A. Green.
ISBN
9780191675515 (ebook) :
Published
Oxford : Clarendon, 1976.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 449 p., [2] leaves of plates) : maps.
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Summary
This study of the West Indies in the mid-19th century draws on the experiences of more than a dozen sugar colonies to illustrate the politics and society of the islands on the eve of emancipation. It places British government policies towards the region in the context of Victorian attitudes.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 01, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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