Challenging conventional narratives of abolitionist Britain, this book, provides a comprehensive analysis of the extent and importance of absentee slave-ownership and its impact on British society by drawing on the records of the Commissioners of Slave Compensation, who were responsible for distributing compensation to slave-owners when slavery was abolished.
Challenging conventional narratives of abolitionist Britain, this book, provides a comprehensive analysis of the extent and importance of absentee slave-ownership and its impact on British society by drawing on the records of the Commissioners of Slave Compensation, who were responsible for distributing compensation to slave-owners when slavery was abolished.
Produktdetails
Produktdetails
Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series
Nicholas Draper is Research Associate at the Department of History, University College London.
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Introduction 1. The absentee slave-owner: representations and identities 2. The debate over compensation 3. The distribution of slave compensation 4. The structure of slave ownership 5. The large-scale rentier owners 6. 'Widows and orphans': small-scale British slave-owners 7. Merchants, bankers and agents in the compensation process 8. Conclusion Appendix.
Introduction 1. The absentee slave-owner: representations and identities 2. The debate over compensation 3. The distribution of slave compensation 4. The structure of slave ownership 5. The large-scale rentier owners 6. 'Widows and orphans': small-scale British slave-owners 7. Merchants, bankers and agents in the compensation process 8. Conclusion Appendix.
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