French Anti-Slavery: The Movement for the Abolition of Slavery in France, 1802 1848

ISBN-13: 9780521772495 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 332 str.

Lawrence C. Jennings

Opis

Some works have examined the first and temporary abolition of French colonial slavery during the French Revolutionary era, but relatively little is known about the second French abolitionist movement that culminated in the freeing of a quarter of a million slaves in 1848. This book fills the huge gap in existing historiography by providing the first detailed study of French anti-slavery forces during this period, explaining why France abolished colonial slavery fifteen years later than Britain but fifteen years before emancipation in the United States.

Recenzje

'… a thoughtful and illuminating book that not only provides an excellent account of the second French abolitionist movement but also offers some important comparative perspectives on British anti-slavery.' The English Historical Review

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Napoleonic and restoration anti-slavery; 2. The revolution of 1830 and the colonies; 3. Formation of the French Abolition Society; 4. Procrastinations, consultations, and interpellations; 5. Abolitionist proposals and parliamentary commissions; 6. Stalemate and regression; 7. Crisis and further setbacks; 8. Redefining abolitionism; 9. Toward immediatism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.