Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521596787)

Using oral sources, as well as official and missionary archives, Martin Klein describes the history of slavery during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in three former French colonies. He considers the impact of the Atlantic slave trade and the evolution of slavery both before the French and under their rule. While he discusses French policy, the main focus of the book is the constantly changing relationships between slave and master, and the attempts on the part of slaves to seek freedom, or autonomy where they remained in servitude.

Author: Martin A. Klein
ISBN-10: 0521596785
ISBN-13: 9780521596787
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/28/1998
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.03w x 0.98d