| Slow Death for Slavery: The Course of Abolition in Northern Nigeria 1897-1936 Contributor(s): Lovejoy, Paul E. (Author), Hogendorn, Jan S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 051156306X ISBN-13: 9780511563065 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $140.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - Social Science | Slavery - Political Science |
| Dewey: 326.096 |
| Series: African Studies |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - West Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the 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. Rather than emancipate slaves, the colonial state abolished the legal status of slavery, encouraging them to buy their freedom. Many were unable to do so, and slavery was not finally abolished until l936. The authors have written a provocative book, raising doubts over the moral legitimacy of both the Sokoto Caliphate and the colonial state. |