The past half-century has produced a mass of information regarding slave resistance, ranging from individual acts of disobedience to massive uprisings. Many of these acts of rebellion have been studied extensively, yet the ultimate goals of the insurgents remain open for discussion. Recently, several historians have suggested that slaves achieved their own freedom by resisting slavery, which counters the predominant argument that abolitionist pressure groups, parliamentarians, and the governmental and anti-governmental armies of the various slaveholding empires were the prime movers behind…mehr
The past half-century has produced a mass of information regarding slave resistance, ranging from individual acts of disobedience to massive uprisings. Many of these acts of rebellion have been studied extensively, yet the ultimate goals of the insurgents remain open for discussion. Recently, several historians have suggested that slaves achieved their own freedom by resisting slavery, which counters the predominant argument that abolitionist pressure groups, parliamentarians, and the governmental and anti-governmental armies of the various slaveholding empires were the prime movers behind emancipation. Marques, one of the leading historians of slavery and abolition, argues that, in most cases, it is impossible to establish a direct relation between slaves' uprisings and the emancipation laws that would be approved in the western countries. Following this presentation, his arguments are taken up by a dozen of the most outstanding historians in this field. In a concluding chapter, Marques responds briefly to their comments and evaluates the degree to which they challenge or enhance his view.
Seymour Drescher is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. He served as the first Secretary for the European Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. (1984-85). Known for his studies on Alexis de Tocqueville and the history of slavery, his book, The Mighty Experiment (2002), was awarded the Frederick Douglass Prize. His most recent book, Abolition: A History of Slavery and Antislavery, is being published by Cambridge University Press.
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Preface Pieter C. Emmer and Seymour Drescher PART I Introduction: Slave Revolts and the Abolition of Slavery: An Overinterpretation João Pedro Marques PART II Chapter 1. Africa and Abolitionism John Thornton Chapter 2. Who Abolished Slavery in the Dutch Caribbean? Pieter C. Emmer Chapter 3. Slave Resistance and Emancipation: The Case of Saint-Domingue David Geggus Chapter 4. Civilizing Insurgency. Two Variants of Slave Revolts in the Age of Revolution Seymour Drescher Chapter 5. The Wars of Independence, Slave Soldiers, and the Issue of Abolition in Spanish South America Peter Blanchard Chapter 6. Shipboard Slave Revolts and Abolition David Eltis and Stanley L. Engerman Chapter 7. Slave Resistance and Abolitionis: A Multifaceteted Issue Olivier Pétré-Grenouilleau Chapter 8. Slave Revolts and Abolitionism David Brion Davis Chapter 9. The Role of Slave Resistance in Slave Emancipation Robin Blackburn Chapter 10. Slave Revolts and the Abolition of Slavery: A Misinterpretation Hilary Beckles PART III Afterthoughts João Pedro Marques Notes on Contributors Bibliography from the Commentaries Index
Preface Pieter C. Emmer and Seymour Drescher PART I Introduction: Slave Revolts and the Abolition of Slavery: An Overinterpretation João Pedro Marques PART II Chapter 1. Africa and Abolitionism John Thornton Chapter 2. Who Abolished Slavery in the Dutch Caribbean? Pieter C. Emmer Chapter 3. Slave Resistance and Emancipation: The Case of Saint-Domingue David Geggus Chapter 4. Civilizing Insurgency. Two Variants of Slave Revolts in the Age of Revolution Seymour Drescher Chapter 5. The Wars of Independence, Slave Soldiers, and the Issue of Abolition in Spanish South America Peter Blanchard Chapter 6. Shipboard Slave Revolts and Abolition David Eltis and Stanley L. Engerman Chapter 7. Slave Resistance and Abolitionis: A Multifaceteted Issue Olivier Pétré-Grenouilleau Chapter 8. Slave Revolts and Abolitionism David Brion Davis Chapter 9. The Role of Slave Resistance in Slave Emancipation Robin Blackburn Chapter 10. Slave Revolts and the Abolition of Slavery: A Misinterpretation Hilary Beckles PART III Afterthoughts João Pedro Marques Notes on Contributors Bibliography from the Commentaries Index
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