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Slow Death for Slavery: The Course of Abolition in Northern Nigeria, 1897-1936

Slow Death for Slavery: The Course of Abolition in Northern Nigeria, 1897-1936

Lovejoy, Paul E.
Hogendorn, Jan S.

Paperback

Series: African Studies, Book 76

African HistoryGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 052144702X
ISBN13: 9780521447027
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jul 1 1993
Pages: 412
Weight: 1.29
Height: 0.91 Width: 5.95 Depth: 8.88
Language: English
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.

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