When colonial slavery was abolished in 1833 the British government paid 20 million to slave-owners as compensation: the enslaved received nothing. Drawing on the records of the Commissioners of Slave Compensation, which represent a complete census of slave-ownership, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the extent and importance of absentee slave-ownership and its impact on British society. Moving away from the historiographical tradition of isolated case studies, it reveals the extent of slave-ownership among metropolitan elites, and identifies concentrations of both rentier and...
When colonial slavery was abolished in 1833 the British government paid 20 million to slave-owners as compensation: the enslaved received nothing. Dra...
To the majority of humans and fellow warlocks alike, Magan Corvina is exceptionally ravishing. She has flawless skin, hair that blows even in the absence of wind, and a crimson red dress that commands total attention. She is perfect in the eyes of Justin Admior, an ordinary human from Sau Ce Ordecia, a harmony city populated by both humans and warlocks. Just one look at her was all it took to captivate him, but the feeling definitely wasn't mutual, because Corvina must be married to a wizard in order to fully abuse the Bond of Matrimony, a spell that combines energies to allow lesser warlocks...
To the majority of humans and fellow warlocks alike, Magan Corvina is exceptionally ravishing. She has flawless skin, hair that blows even in the abse...
Slavery and the slavery business have cast a long shadow over British history. In 1833, abolition was heralded as evidence of Britain's claim to be the modern global power. Yet much is still unknown about the significance of the slavery business and emancipation in the formation of modern imperial Britain. This book engages with current work exploring the importance of slavery and slave-ownership in the re-making of the British imperial world after abolition in 1833.
The contributors to this collection, drawn from Britain, the Caribbean and Mauritius, include some of the most...
Slavery and the slavery business have cast a long shadow over British history. In 1833, abolition was heralded as evidence of Britain's claim to be th...
