Martin Klein's book is a history of slaves during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in three former French colonies. It investigates the changing nature of local slavery over time, and the evolving French attitudes towards it, through the phases of trade, conquest and colonial rule. The heart of the study focuses on the period between 1876 and 1922, when a French army composed largely of slave soldiers took massive numbers of slaves in the interior, while in areas near the coast, hesitant actions were taken against slave-raiding, trading and use. After 1900, the French withdrew state support of slavery, and as many as a million slaves left their masters. A second exodus occurred after World War I, when soldiers of slave origin returned home. The renegotiation of relationships between those who remained and their masters carries the story into the contemporary world.
| ISBN: | 9780521596787 |
| Publication date: | 28th July 1998 |
| Author: | Martin A University of Toronto Klein |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 382 pages |
| Series: | African Studies |
| Genres: |
African history Social and cultural history |
Martin Klein's book is a history of slaves during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in three former French colonies. It investigates the changing nature of local slavery over time, and the evolving French attitudes towards it, through the phases of trade, conquest and colonial rule. The heart of the study focuses on the period between 1876 and 1922, when a French army composed largely of slave soldiers took massive numbers of slaves in the interior, while in areas near the coast, hesitant actions were taken against slave-raiding, trading and use. After 1900, the French withdrew state support of slavery, and as many as a million slaves left their masters. A second exodus occurred after World War I, when soldiers of slave origin returned home. The renegotiation of relationships between those who remained and their masters carries the story into the contemporary world.
Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa features in the following genres: African history, Social and cultural history
Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa is available in Paperback
Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa was written by Martin A University of Toronto Klein and published by Cambridge University Press
Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa has 382 pages
Yes it is part of African Studies series
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